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Anatomical Differences Between Pediatric and Adult Airways 
Pediatric airway is... 
• Proportionally smaller larynx 
• Narrowest
Differences Between Pediatric ... Adult Airways Pediatric ... Head and occiput are ... Adult #Airway #Comparison ... CriticalCare #Intubation #Diagnosis
Infographic depicting the main pearls of various types of congenital adrenal hyperplasia for the medical student.
algorithm #causes #pediatrics ... CongenitalAdrenalHyperplasia #diagnosis ... #comparison #treatment
Age of Ossification of Carpal Bones
Capitate - 1 Month
Hamate - 2 Months
Triquetral - 3 Years
Lunate -
Age of Ossification ... Hamate - 2 Months Triquetral ... me remember the age ... radiology #mnemonic #diagnosis ... #msk #pediatrics
Salter Harris Fractures - Pediatric Fractures of the Physis 
SALTR Mnemonic 

Salter Harris I 
Straight through
Displacement dictates treatment ... ortho treatment ... opposite limb XR for comparison ... ortho treatment ... #Orthopedics #Diagnosis
Forgetfulness: Normal or Not?

Features of Normal Age Related Forgetfulness versus Serious Memory Problems in Dementia.

#Diagnosis #Geriatrics
Features of Normal Age ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... Forgetfullness #Comparison
Ossification of Carpal Bones

It’s always tricky to remember the age of ossification of the carpal bones
to remember the age ... interpreting a Pediatric ... refresher on the age ... -6-7 years for Triquetral ... #Bones #Wrist #Diagnosis
Psittacosis 
Pathogen: Chlamydia psittaci - obligate intracellular gram negative
Transmission:
 • Birds are the primary reservoir
 •
hemoptysis, diarrhea Diagnosis ... danger of aerosol) Treatment ... first line of treatment ... Chlamydia #psittaci #microbiology ... #diagnosis #management
Phimosis 
Inability to retract the foreskin - Can be normal up to 3 years old -
significant after age ... 4 Treatment ... #Paraphimosis #Comparison ... #Diagnosis #Urology
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
malignancy, pregnancy, Age ... CNS infection Diagnosis ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis ... infectiousdiseases #treatment ... #microbiology
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Hantavirus - Rodents are ... +/- diarrhea Diagnosis ... • Autopsy PCR Treatment ... #management #treatment ... #microbiology #