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Hyperkalemia on EKG
"Mild" Hyperkalemia
 • Peaked, narrow-based T Waves
 • Double counting of HR by EKG
EKG "Mild" Hyperkalemia ... counting of HR by EKG ... waves • Pseudo-STEMI ... #EKG #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #clinical
Pediatric Mouth Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Teeth:
 • Teething
Painful - Gastrointestinal:
 • Crohn's Disease
 • Ulcerative
Pediatric Mouth ... • Gum Disease (e.g ... Inflamed Papillae (e.g ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T ... Specific for critical ... High rate in <1 ... EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary / Functional:
 • Insufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic:
 •
Causes of Pediatric ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Withholding • Painful (e.g ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Initial assessment and management of coma in pediatric population.

Airway - is it secure? 
Breathing — is
Scale Exposure - e.g ... impending brain stem ... Assessment #Coma #Pediatrics ... #Peds #ABCs #CriticalCare ... #Diagnosis
Causes of Congenital Anomalies - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malformation
 • Embryonic development failure or inadequacy (often multifactorial)
Deformation
Causes of Congenital ... - Differential Diagnosis ... normal tissue (e.g ... • Association (e.g ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Epiglottitis - Swollen inflamed epiglottis 
Clinical (Rapid onset) 
 • Fever 
 • Sore throat
inflamed epiglottis Clinical ... #Epiglottitis #Signs ... #Causes #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Peds ... #Pediatrics
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
 •
mmol/L - Consider cause ... Treatment guided by clinical ... scenario, ECG and ... rate of rise ... Prevention - Consider cause
Characteristic features of the rash are:

-Rough texture (like sandpaper)
-Worse in the skin folds e.g. groin, axilla,
the skin folds e.g ... Pastia’s lines) #Clinical ... #Dermatology #Peds ... #Pediatrics #SkinRash
Causes of Developmental Delay - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Isolated Domain Delay - Reduced Respiratory Drive:
 • Cognitive
Causes of Developmental ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Teratogenic Disorder (e.g ... • Mechanical (e.g ... #Peds #Pediatrics