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Salter Harris Fractures - Pediatric Fractures of the Physis 
SALTR Mnemonic 

Salter Harris I 
Straight through
Salter Harris Fractures ... Harris Ill BeLow ... Higher risk for ... opposite limb XR for comparison ... #Orthopedics #Diagnosis
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
- Differential Diagnosis ... Rickets Dysmorphic Features ... Panhypopituitarism Treatment ... Celiac, IBD) • ... Cystic Fibrosis, CHF
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
• The cardinal features ... can vary from mild ... bulbar muscles DIAGNOSIS ... earlier than one after ... and cauda equina TREATMENT
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Hyperreflexia develops later ... Alterations: - Sensory features ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... - Pleocytosis: Mild ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment
Babesiosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Disease: Release of merozoites from erythrocytes and associated loss of
, ARDS, shock, CHF ... detected 2 weeks after ... Treatment: • Immunocompetent ... Immunocompromised Patient with risk ... #Management #microbiology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
• Domestic and wild ... Food products Risk ... massiliense in CF ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... • Microbiologic
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
Nelson River Risk ... cerebellum Diagnosis ... pleural fluid, BAL, CSF ... : • Mild-moderate ... #management #treatment