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Important features of Temporal Artiritis:
⭕️Age > 60yr
⭕️Headache
⭕️Tender palpable temporal artery
⭕️Elevated ESR
⭕️Rapid response to steroid
Adhesions is the most common cause of small bowl obstruction and it’s associated with Hx of abdominal surgery.
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Features In (Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy):
⭕️Proximal muscle weakness
⭕️Hypertrophy of calf muscle
⭕️Gowerś sign (+Ve)
⭕️⬆Creatine phosphokinase
DiGeorge Syndrome🍼👶🏼:

⚪️T-cell immunodeficiency

⚪️Deletion on chromosome 22

⚪️Maldevelopment of 3rd and 4th pharyngeal pouches

⚪️Abscence of thymic shadow

⚪️Parathyroid aplasia (tetany)

⚪️Aortic abnormalities
Indication(Corticosteroids) in Henoch Schonlein purpura:
1◾Nephrotic syndrome
2◾Severe abdominal pain
3◾GIT hg
4◾Scrotal edema
5◾CNS involve
Lithium side effects💊:


Leukocytosis
Insipidus (diabetes insipidus)
Tremor
Teratogenesis
Hypothyroidism
Celiac truck branches:

⭕️Left gastric artery
⭕️Hepatic artery
⭕️Splenic artery
Most common type of cerebral palsy
following prematurity:


Spastic diplegic cerebral palsy 👶🏼
Glumerulonephritis (GN) & low C3 levels:
If persistant-->Lupus nephritis GN
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If temporary-->Post streptococcal GN
5 major indications for immunoglobulin Rx in children🚼:

1-ITP
2-Kawasaki disease
3-Gullian Barre syndrome
4-Viral hepatitis
5-Bruton disease
Features of Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) in children:
🌀Triad🌀

1-Microangiopathic hemolytic anaemia
2-Thrombocytopenia
3-Acute kidney failure
🔴Characteristics of Innocent Murmurs:

1- Localised In Nature
2- Intensity ➡ <3/6+Soft
3- Timing ➡ Systolic
4- Changes intensity with position
5- Asymptomatic
Glandular Fever = Infectious Mononucleosis
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🔵Treatment (Rx) of Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA):

1- IV 0.9% saline
2- Rx hypokalemia
3- IV insulin
4- Rarely IV NaHCO3➡️ if pH < 7 after 1 h of Rx
5- Rx ➡️ Infection
✨2 Syndromes associated with "Horseshoe kidneys":

1- Turner Syndrome
2- Trisomy 18