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Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
cause quadriplegia ... • Measles Virus ... • Rubella Virus ... Immunization #peds #pediatrics ... #pathophysiology
Assessment of the Child with Eczema
Distribution of atopic eczema - The distribution of eczema tends to
Assessment of the ... Causes of exacerbation ... condition and its management ... #Eczema #Assessment ... primarycare #peds #pediatrics
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology ... + Etiological Assessment ... Infections+++: Virus ... Drugs, Unknown cause ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... , Epstein-Barr virus ... HIV), and Zika virus ... the underlying pathophysiology ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
stepwise daily assessment ... dissociative drug, it causes ... No pharmacologic ... (Haldol) - No pharmacologic ... CriticalCare #diagnosis #management
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... COVID 19 - Zika virus ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Naloxone - Toxicology

Adult starting dose:
 - 0.4 mg IV/IM/IO/SQ for non-opioid dependent patients
 - 0.04 mg
opioid-dependent patients Pediatric ... search for other causes ... Narcan #Toxicology #Management ... #Pharmacology #
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... • Infectious causes ... zoster, West Nile virus ... Herpes simplex virus ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
The assessment of ... the determined cause ... differential #algorithm #management ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
important drug classes ... Varun Phadke @VarunPhadke2 ... #antibiogram #pharmacology ... #management #spectrum