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Renal tubular acidosis (RTA): refers to a group of conditions all of which cause the same
): refers to a group ... conditions all of which cause ... different types/causes ... RenalTubularAcidosis #Features #Table
Biot's Respiration on Physical Exam
Biot's respiration is an abnormal pattern of breathing characterized by groups of
characterized by groups ... : neurological causes ... #Respirations #PhysicalExam
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Dropped Foot Gait - Paralysis of Dorsal Flexion of the Foot.
When trying to walk the tip
foot touches the ground ... avoid this, he raises ... peroneal nerve, which causes ... Gait #Neurology #PhysicalExam
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Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
Peritonsillar abscess • Croup ... Epiglottitis • Croup ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... pulmonary #airway #physicalexam
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
a heterogenous group ... indicates unknown cause ... listed in the table
Table 2: Relative potency of topical corticosteroids*
TC are divided into four groups according to their potency
Table 2: Relative ... divided into four groups ... them into seven classes ... least potent [Table ... Steroids #Potency #Table
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
potential inciting causes ... Haverhill fever caused ... rheumatic fever after group ... • Cause is unknown ... Erythemas #comparison #table
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
low attenuation (table ... The ground-glass ... seen and in many cases
Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
Local causes include ... Systemic causes ... turns white with a ground-glass ... the nail plate caused ... Clinical #Signs #PhysicalExam
Neonatal Infant Pain Scale (NIPS)

For infants less than one year of age, the Neonatal Infant Pain
Pain Scale (NIPS) uses ... to detect pain (Table ... first in this group