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Williams syndrome: features |
WILLIAMS: Weight (low at birth, slow to gain) Iris (stellate iris) Long philtrum Large mouth Increased Ca++ Aortic stenosis (and other stenoses) Mental retardation Swelling around eyes (periorbital puffiness) Show Details / Rate It ---Anthony Chan Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Russell Silver syndrome: features |
ABCDEF: Asymmetric limb (hemihypertrophy) Bossing (frontal) Clinodactyly/ Cafe au lait spots Dwarf (short stature) Excretion (GU malformation) Face (triangular face, micrognathia) Show Details / Rate It ---Anthony Chan Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Dentition: eruption times of permanent dentition |
"Mama Is In Pain, Papa Can Make Medicine": 1st Molar: 6 years 1st Incisor: 7 years 2nd Incisor: 8 years 1st Premolar: 9 years 2nd Premolar: 10 years Canine: 11 years 2nd Molar: 12 years 3rd Molar: 18-25 years Show Details / Rate It ---Saurabh Sikka |
Cyanotic heart diseases: 5 types |
· Use your five fingers: 1 finger up: Truncus Arteriosus (1 vessel) 2 fingers up: Dextroposition of the Great Arteries (2 vessels transposed) 3 fingers up: Tricuspid Atresia (3=Tri) 4 fingers up: Tetralogy of Fallot (4=Tetra) 5 fingers up: Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return (5=5 words) Show Details / Rate It ---Jeff Simmons University of Alabama School Of Medicine |
Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome (HUS): components |
"Remember to decrease the RATE of IV fluids in these patients": Renal failure Anemia (microangiopathic, hemolytic) Thrombocytopenia Encephalopathy (TTP) Show Details / Rate It ---Vince Yamashiroya |
Cough (chronic): differential |
When cough in nursery, rock the "CRADLE": Cystic fibrosis Rings, slings, and airway things (tracheal rings)/ Respiratory infections Aspiration (swallowing dysfunction, TE fistula, gastroesphageal reflux) Dyskinetic cilia Lung, airway, and vascular malformations (tracheomalacia, vocal cord dysfunction) Edema (heart failure) Show Details / Rate It ---Vince Yamashiroya |
Cystic fibrosis: presenting signs |
CF PANCREAS: Chronic cough and wheezing Failure to thrive Pancreatic insufficiency (symptoms of malabsorption like steatorrhea) Alkalosis and hypotonic dehydration Neonatal intestinal obstruction (meconium ileus)/ Nasal polyps Clubbing of fingers/ Chest radiograph with characteristic changes Rectal prolapse Electrolyte elevation in sweat, salty skin Absence or congenital atresia of vas deferens Sputum with Staph or Pseudomonas (mucoid) Show Details / Rate It ---Vince Yamashiroya |
Cystic fibrosis: exacerbation of pulmonary infection |
CF PANCREAS: Cough (increase in intensity and frequent spells) Fever (usually low grade, unless severe bronchopneumonia is present) Pulmonary function deterioration Appetite decrease Nutrition, weight loss CBC (leukocytosis with left shift) Radiograph (increase overaeration, peribronchial thickening, mucus plugging) Exam (rales or wheezing in previously clear areas, tachypnea, retractions) Activity (decreased, impaired exercise intolerance, increased absenteeism) Sputum (becomes darker, thicker, and more abundant, forming plugs) Show Details / Rate It ---Vince Yamashiroya |
Cyanotic congenital heart diseases |
5 T's: Truncus arteriosus Transposition of the great arteries Tricuspid atresia Tetrology of Fallot Total anomalous pulmonary venous return Show Details / Rate It ---Vince Yamashiroya |
Head circumference with age |
· Remember 3, 9, and multiples of 5: Newborn 35 cm 3 mos 40 cm 9 mos 45 cm 3 yrs 50 cm 9 yrs 55 cm Show Details / Rate It ---Vince Yamashiroya |
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