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Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
URT inflammation causes ... severe swelling causes ... stridor -> Sore ... stridor • Tetanus ... peds #pediatrics #pathophysiology
Commotio Cordis 
- Commotio cordis occurs when an object strikes the chest over the heart. It
when an object strikes ... It can cause sudden ... Cordis #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... Pulse Pressure = Stroke ... Physiologic Causes ... Increased risk for stroke ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
Neurologic • Stroke ... Trendelenburg #Gait #pathophysiology ... #causes #symptoms
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... high WBC count cause ... visual changes, stroke ... Lysis Syndrome: • Pathophysiology
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Illnesses and Heat Stroke ... Collapse: • Pathophysiology ... Exertional Heat Stroke ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #stroke #heatstroke
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
 •
Heat iniury, Heat stroke ... Dermatomyositis) AKI - Pathophysiology ... Management #Summary #causes
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
(i.e. after a stroke ... that caused hemiplegia ... sleep on painful side ... FrozenShoulder #pathophysiology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Constipation, Seizures, Stroke ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause
Jaundice - Pathophysiology and Causes

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc @AmyChung 

#Jaundice #Pathophysiology #Differential #Unconjugated #Causes #Diagnosis
Jaundice - Pathophysiology ... and Causes - ... #Jaundice #Pathophysiology ... #Unconjugated #Causes