Pediatrics

Congenital Hyperbilirubinemia & Syndromes

Congenital Hyperbilirubinemias and the associated syndromes are given below. 

 

Conjugated Hyperbilirubinemia 

Think: "CD ROM"

Conjugated: Dubin-Johnson syndrome & Rotor syndrome

 

Unconjuagted Hyperbilirubinemia

Think: "'Use CNG"

Unconjugted: Crigler-Najjar syndrome & Gilbert's syndrome

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Dystrophia Myotonica (Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy)

 

 Clinical features of Dystrophia Myotonica can be remembered as

' Dy. S.T.R.O.P.H.I.A '

 

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Complications of Tonsillitis

"Twilight IS A Really Odd Name"

 

  • T - Tonsillitis (Chronic Tonsillitis)
  • I -  Infection (of middle ear cleft)
  • S - Septicaemia
  • A - Abscess
  • R - Rheumatism
  • O - Oedema (of the larynx)
  • N - Nephritis

 

 

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Ejection systolic murmur: Occurs in

Think " P.A.S.D "

This is a tricky one. The lesions which cause ESM can be written down using the 4 letters.

 

  • PS: Pulmonary stenosis
  • AS: Aortic stenosis
  • ASD: Atrial setal defect and
  • SA: Severe anemia

 

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