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Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
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Causes of Apparent ... ) - Differential ... Neurologic: • Seizure ... Breath-holding spell (age-dependent ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
Causes of Wide Pulse ... Pressure - Differential ... Physiologic: • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis ... disorders: - aortic ... #cardiology
Tetralogy of Falot on Chest X-Ray
Tetralogy of Falot comprises four defects -
1. Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
2.
Overriding aorta ... boot shaped heart caused ... #XRay #CXR #clinical ... #radiology #peds ... #pediatrics #cardiology
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
is caused by a ... presenting with chest ... • FHx of aortic ... Examine for: • Pulse ... deficit/differential
Coins on Chest XRay - Trachea vs Esophagus

Coins in the sagittal plane on X-ray are more
Coins on Chest XRay ... more likely to ... Trachea #Esophagus #Peds ... #Pediatrics #CXR ... #Clinical
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
- Differential ... : • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis ... disorders: - Aortic ... regurgitation - Aortic ... #cardiology
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
cardiac arrhythmias, seizures ... failure, pneumonia & seizures ... are late findings ... #Immunization #peds ... #pediatrics #pathophysiology
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Risk factor for Late ... age - Apolipoprotein ... dysfunction: myoclonic seizure ... pathophysiology #geriatrics
Tetralogy of Fallot - Chest XRay

An 18-month-old male presents with his parents who have noticed that
- Chest XRay ... small for his age ... Fallot #ChestXRay #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
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Broncholithiasis - Differential ... M=F • Median age ... Broncholithiasis - Clinical ... erosion into the aorta ... Noninfectious Causes