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The infant with tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical Conditions to Consider
 - Bronchiolitis 
 - Pneumonia
tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical ... history of allergy/atopy ... disorder - Other causes ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Kerion
Raised, boggy lesion with heaped up purulent nodules 
Caused by host's response to a fungal ringworm
purulent nodules Caused ... mentagrophytes) Clinical ... Lymphadenopathy Treatment ... Griseofulvin #Kerion #Dermatology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
marine microbiota & causes ... progressing to hemorrhagic ... immunosuppressive meds ... rash #cellulitis #dermatology ... #legs #clinical
Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
normal in mild cases ... by a hemophilia treatment ... Avoid meds that ... #Management #treatment ... #hematology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... - Neoplasm, or hemorrhage ... • Treatment duration ... #differential #causes
A quick infographic on various pearls about atopic dermatitis, a disease with an increasing burden on
#diagnosis #causes ... #atopy #atopic ... dermatitis #eczema #dermatology ... corticosteroids in dermatology ... D, Galloway G, Murray
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
organ damage Clinical ... Acral cyanosis • Hemorrhagic ... Treat primary cause ... #Coagulation #diagnosis ... #causes #treatment
Dermatologic Manifestations of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA)

Skin involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is common and
GPA causes disease ... Rarely dominate the clinical ... rash (6.7%) • Hemorrhagic ... Differential Diagnosis ... #rash #diagnosis
Subinvolution of the uterus refers to the delayed return of the uterus to its pre-pregnancy size
Causes Retained ... endometritis) Uterine atony ... is present Diagnosis ... Clinical exam ... suspected) Treatment
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Clinical Picture ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... Clinical DX: - ... immunosuppressants - Meds ... Myasthenia #Gravis #diagnosis