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Atrioventricular Septal Defect
aka AV canal defect aka endocardial cushion defect
 • Epidemiology and Associations
 • Embryology
aka endocardial ... • Epidemiology and ... Physical Exam • Pathophysiology ... diagnosis #management #peds ... #pediatrics #cardiology
Tetralogy of Falot on Chest X-Ray
Tetralogy of Falot comprises four defects -
1. Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
2.
comprises four defects ... (VSD) 2. ... boot shaped heart caused ... clinical #radiology #peds ... #pediatrics #cardiology
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
and hematologic ... cataracts, cardiac defects ... Transmitted by direct ... #Immunization #peds ... #pediatrics #pathophysiology
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
Anticonvulsants as ... Stabilizers: Mechanism and ... -> Nausea, vomiting ... #SideEffects #Pathophysiology ... #Psychiatry #Pharmacology
Pediatric Concussions

Concussion is 
common after 
minor head 
Injuries 

Only 10% will 
report a loss of 
consciousness
Pediatric Concussions ... occur without a direct ... movements may also cause ... Young children and ... #Peds #PatientInfo
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Alzheimer's (99% of cases ... Alzheimer's (1% of cases ... Complications: • Deficit ... AlzheimersDisease #Dementia #pathophysiology ... #geriatrics #diagnosis
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
Passive neck flexion causes ... cord movement and ... While the pathophysiology ... #PhysicalExam #Pediatrics ... #Peds
21-Hydroxylase Deficiency (21-OHD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Autosomal recessive mutation in CYP21A2 coding for the enzyme 21-OHase
: Pathogenesis and ... enzyme 21-OHase causes ... #21HydroxylaseDeficiency #21OHD #pathophysiology ... endocrinology #peds ... #pediatrics
Digoxin Pharmacology and Pathophysiology
1) Na/K ATPase Pump - Digoxin works by directly binding to and inhibiting
Digoxin Pharmacology ... and Pathophysiology ... intracellular calcium causes ... levels) is a side effect ... #Pathophysiology
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
- Pathogenesis and ... a stroke that caused ... surgery) => In select ... FrozenShoulder #pathophysiology ... stages #staging #msk