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Causes of Depressed / Lethargic Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Maternal Related:
 • Drugs (Ex. SSRI)
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Lethargic Newborn - Differential ... • Gestational Hypertension ... • Anemia • Shock ... Lethargic #Newborn #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Initial assessment and management of coma in pediatric population.

Airway - is it secure? 
Breathing — is
Circulation - treat shock ... Bradycardia and hypertension ... Coma #Pediatrics #Peds ... #ABCs #CriticalCare
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
the setting of hypotension ... status • CV: hypotension ... anaphylaxis, toxins/meds ... management #Overview #criticalcare ... #differential #
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
the setting of hypotension ... status • CV: hypotension ... anaphylaxis, toxins/meds ... management #Overview #criticalcare ... #differential #
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
 •
Hypertensive Disorders ... before Anti-HTN meds ... ↑ in anti HTN meds ... #Disorders #Pregnancy ... obstetrics #cardiology #differential
Age Distribution of Hypertension Etiologies
< 1 month
 - Renal arterial thrombosis
 - Congenital renal disease
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Distribution of Hypertension ... - Endocrine disorders ... Mendelian genetic disorders ... Secondary #diagnosis #differential ... age #pediatrics #peds
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Connective tissue disorder ... Marfans, EDS ... Pulse deficit/differential ... deficit • Shock
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Vision changes • Hypertensive ... Infection/Sepsis/Shock ... /Hypertensive emergency ... Reversible course Differential ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
/management of shock ... miss MDR bugs) MEDS ... overdose of home meds ... Floor transfer? ... diagnosis #workup #criticalcare
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... heart disease • Hypertensive ... pre-eclampsia, hypertension ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... teratogenic GDMT meds