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Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
& hemorrhagic rash ... disseminates in blood ... fetal blood vessel ... #Immunization #peds ... #pediatrics #pathophysiology
Plain radiography of the abdomen revealed calcification of both adrenal glands. A homozygous mutation in LIPA
calcification of both adrenal ... and gut, which causes ... #clincial #peds ... #adrenal #calcifications ... #infant #NEJM #
21-Hydroxylase Deficiency (21-OHD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Autosomal recessive mutation in CYP21A2 coding for the enzyme 21-OHase
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... enzyme 21-OHase causes ... 21-OHD in the adrenal ... endocrinology #peds ... #pediatrics
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
death Common Clinical ... depressed) • Renal ... anaphylaxis, toxins/meds ... O2 delivery • PE ... #differential #causes
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
death Common Clinical ... depressed) • Renal ... anaphylaxis, toxins/meds ... O2 delivery • PE ... #differential #causes
Clinical Trial of Fluid Infusion Rates for Pediatric Diabetic Ketoacidosis - Kupperman et al. NEJM 2018

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1716816
Study
Clinical Trial of ... Infusion Rates for Pediatric ... NEJM 2018 https ... VisualAbstract #Peds ... #Pediatrics #DKA
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
brain PRES Clinical ... PRES-Associated Clinical ... elevated white blood ... the underlying cause ... until cause identified
Newborn Infant - Routine Examination

Birthweight, gestational age and birthweight percentile are noted.
General observation Of the baby's
intra-abdominal masses ... which are usually renal ... measuring the blood ... #Examination #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Diagnosis
Uremic Frost in End-Stage Renal Disease- A 39-year-old man with end-stage renal disease presented to the
Frost in End-Stage Renal ... with end-stage renal ... with anorexia, nausea ... studies showed a blood ... #NEJM #clinical