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Inhaled Foreign Body Management

Abdominal thrusts using the Heimlich 
manoeuvre in older children to expel an inhaled
In infants. back ... as they may cause ... Heimlich #Maneuver #Choking ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Airway #Obstruction
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
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Causes of Apparent ... Disturbances Neurologic ... Hernia Witnessed Choking ... Breathing • Apnea of Infancy ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
hypophonia, fatiguable chewing ... Myasthenia Crises ... immunosuppressants - Meds ... Gravis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... in literature (NEJM ... (Cornelia NEJM ... Treatment of GCA ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... the underlying cause ... • Treatment of ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology