Clinic A/P, adults, Clinic A/P, Peds, Hospital A/P, Adults, Hospital A/P, Peds
** Cause: Epstein Bar Virus (EBV). IM is a syndrome caused by EBV. Most EBV inf Test: Heterophile “infectious mononucleosis (IM). The syndrome most commonly occurs between 15 and 24 years of age. It should be suspected in patients presenting with sore throat,...
Clinic A/P, Peds, DERMATOLOGY, Hospital A/P, Peds
Hemangiomas Nevus Sebaceous Transient Neonatal Pustular Melanosis Erythema Toxicum Neonatorum Neonatal Herpes Simplex (Herpes Neonatorum) Milia. Called Epstein pearls when found on the soft or hard palate. Milaria Epidermolysis Bullosa Albinism Aplasia Cutis Congenita...
Clinic A/P, Peds, DERMATOLOGY, Hospital A/P, Peds
-Oral Propranolol. Complicated hemangiomas e.g. large segmental hemangiomas, facial hemangiomas, airway or periorbital hemangiomas or those with large ulcerations should be treated with systemic propranolol. FDA has approved a pediatric preparation of Propranolol...
Clinic A/P, adults, Clinic A/P, Peds, Hospital A/P, Adults, Hospital A/P, Peds
-Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is the most common cause of sudden cardiac death in young athletes. It is an autosomal dominant condition with variable expression. It accounts for 1/3 of cases. -Coronary artery abnormalities are second in frequency as a cause of sudden...
Clinic A/P, adults, Clinic A/P, Peds, Hospital A/P, Adults, Hospital A/P, Peds
Diagnosis Common presentation: During the winter/cold months, a patient comes in with an acute SOB, tachypnea, tachycardia, nausea, and a headache. The patient looks very ill. Pulse oximetry shows an oxygen saturation of 100% on room air. ABG shows a PaO2 of 96 mm Hg....
Clinic A/P, adults, Clinic A/P, Peds, Hospital A/P, Adults, Hospital A/P, Peds
Diagnosis A presumptive diagnosis of syphilis requires use of two tests: a nontreponemal test (i.e. VDRL] or RPR]) and a treponemal test (i.e., FTA-ABS tests, TP-PA assay, EIAs, chemiluminescence immunoassays, immunoblots, or rapid treponemal assays). The...
