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Anatomic Features Associated With Difficult Airways in Children
 • Impingement on airway lumen
 • Cervical spine
Associated With Difficult ... EBmedicine #Difficult ... Airways #Children #peds ... #pediatrics #anatomy ... #anesthesia #differential
Newborn Assessment - APGAR Score

Assessment of newborn vital signs following labor via a 10-point scale evaluated
newborn vital signs ... remains low at later ... develop long-term neurologic ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #APGAR
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
hyperthermia crisis (late ... sign) (→ 3-8) ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
 •
) - Differential ... Disturbances Neurologic ... #BRUE #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds ... #Pediatrics
Manifestations of Anaphylaxis by Body System

Dermatologic/mucosal

 - Eyes: periorbital swelling/erythema, injected conjunctiva, tears

 - Oral mucosa:
constriction; dry cough; difficulty ... hypotension - Late ... abdominal cramps Neurologic ... metallic taste, paresthesia ... Diagnosis #Allergy #Signs
21-Hydroxylase Deficiency (21-OHD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Autosomal recessive mutation in CYP21A2 coding for the enzyme 21-OHase
Signs/Symptoms/Complications ... , vomiting • Late ... #21HydroxylaseDeficiency #21OHD #pathophysiology ... endocrinology #peds ... #pediatrics
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Hypochloremia - Differential ... - Gitelman SIGNS ... glomerular filtration rate ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Pathophysiology ... #Nephrology #Chloride
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Heat Stroke - Differential ... Collapse: • Pathophysiology ... → Syncope • Signs ... Decreased pulse rate ... - Athlete - difficulty
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... with exertion, difficulty ... • Signs/Symptoms ... decreased respiratory rate ... edema #causes #differential
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... of UMN and LMN signs ... features developing later ... conditions listed in differential ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology