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Faltering growth in children: summary of NICE guidance #Screening #Management #Peds #PrimaryCare #Underweight #Infants #FalteringGrowth #FailureToThrive
#PrimaryCare #Underweight
Summary of problems of Very Low Birthweight Infants

#Peds #Pediatrics #Diagnosis #Underweight #LowBirthweight #Manifestations #Diseases
Pediatrics #Diagnosis #Underweight
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
 •
Sudden Unexpected Death ... Infancy (SUDI) - Differential ... Sudden Infant Death ... Infancy #Infant #Differential
Risk Factors for Sudden Cardiac Death in Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
 - Sudden death in a
Sudden Cardiac Death ... Cardiomyopathy - Sudden death ... resuscitated sudden death ... #RiskFactors #Death
Pupils: Localization in Coma
 • Small, Reactive pupils: Metabolic coma.
 • Unilateral Fixed, dilated pupil :
Midbrain lesion or Death ... Coma #Neurology #differential
Overview of approach to brain death

Pursuing a diagnosis of brain death too early may lead to
approach to brain death ... diagnosis of brain death ... Brain death evaluation ... compatible with brain death ... consistent with brain death
The Death Spiral: Increased RV Afterload (Acute PE) 
#Pathophysiology #PE #PulmonaryEmbolism #Embolism #DeathSpiral #Shock #RVDysfunction #RebelEM
The Death Spiral
Anatomy of Vegetative State, Locked-in Syndrome and Brainstem Death

#LockedIn #Syndrome #BrainDeath #Comparison #Diagnosis #Neurology #Vegetative
and Brainstem Death
Tuberculin Skin Test Interpretation - Threshold for treatment
Induration cutoff >5mm:
 • Recent exposure to an individual
silicosis • Underweight
Commotio Cordis 
- Commotio cordis occurs when an object strikes the chest over the heart. It
can cause sudden death ... Sudden #Cardiac #Death