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Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
pharyngeal erythema, fever ... pharyngeal erythema, fever ... bacterial metabolites induce ... Sudden onset of fever ... pruritic rash, fever
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
plural effusion - Reduced ... pleura in severe cases ... Bilateral A-lines - Reduced ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

CRITICAL DIAGNOSES:
 - Acute myocardial infarction
 - Pulmonary embolism or
Noninfectious Causes ... of Fever CRITICAL ... infarction - Pulmonary ... Transfusion reaction - Pulmonary ... Noninfectious #Causes
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
Hyperkalemia • Reduced ... Hyperkalemia Pulmonary ... • Yellow fever ... Spondylarthropathies Other causes ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
deep breathing Pulmonary ... Causes of Tachypnea ... Tachypnea: • Pulmonary ... • Temperature/FEVER ... Differential #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... Pneumonia • Pulmonary ... embolism • Pulmonary ... • Anemia • Reduced ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Pregnancy • Fever ... Heart Disease Pulmonary ... • Rheumatic Fever ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
Fever vs Hyperthermia ... Fever: • Regulated ... production • Treatment ... rapidly fatal • Causes ... BrighamChiefs #Fever
Point of Care Lung Ultrasound - Stages of Collapse and Consolidation

A. NORMAL AERATION. LUNG SLIDING +
REDUCED AERATION ... SEVERELY REDUCED ... Consolidation #Stages #POCUS ... #Ultrasound #Pulmonary
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Therapeutic Principles: Reduce ... Caution to not reduce ... hypertension, pulmonary ... dCHF #Diastolic #Treatment