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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 ... cardiology #diagnosis #clinical
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
21-Hydroxylase Deficiency (21-OHD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Autosomal recessive mutation in CYP21A2 coding for the enzyme 21-OHase
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Signs/Symptoms/Complications ... #21HydroxylaseDeficiency #21OHD #pathophysiology ... endocrinology #peds ... #pediatrics
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
WBC >100k, + lab signs ... proliferation rate ... hydration - Hyperkalemia ... unless worrisome EKG ... diagnosis #management #hematology
X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
The epidemiology of this disease is 1/340,000 births and roughly double
Pathogenesis and clinical ... roughly double this rate ... Signs of immunodeficiency ... bacterial infections (e.g ... Agammaglobulinemia #XLinked #pathophysiology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Clinical Picture ... dystrophy - Brain stem ... Serologic and EMG ... test - Cogan sign ... - Peek sign
Algorithm for Management of Head Injuries in Children
Primary survey:
 • Airway and cervical spine
 • Breathing
of vomiting • Clinical ... fontanelle • Sign ... skull fracture, e.g ... Injury #trama #pediatrics ... #peds
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... systemic sx + signs ... not be subtle e.g ... (ESR or sed rate ... E.g. 80 yo ESR cutoff
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
brain PRES Clinical ... bone marrow or stem ... Blood transfusion, Hypercalcemia ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... • EEG: With persistent
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... hyperphosphatemia, hypercalcemia ... renal failure Clinical ... of diagnosis (e.g ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs