Shock: 20 ml/kg

20×10= 200ml
Given within 20 minute
RL is better, because it's diarrhea.

Deficit: 80ml/kg
80×10=800ml
Given within 8 hrs
تكون:
400ml Dextrose
400ml NS
لأنه نسبتهن في الـ Deficit 1:1

Maintenance:
بما أن وزنه 10kg
نضرب في 10 تطلع 1000ml نجيبها في 16 ساعة.
المحلول يكون:
800ml dextrose
200ml NS
لأن نسبتهن 1:4

كمان عنجيب 5ml KCl .

Why do you ask about the age of parents?

-The average diameter of the anterior fontanel in an infant is 2.1 x 2.1 cm.

-The size may vary from 0.6 to 3.6 cm.

-It may be up to 4 or 5 cm in some normal infants and may even enlarge in the first few months of life

-The usual time of closure of the anterior fontanel is 7-19 months of age.

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Meningitis irritation signs do not appear before 18 months of age, why?

-Because Anterior fontanel is still open, so symptoms and signs of meningitis are not specific in that age. So do LP.

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Craniotabes:

-It may be physiologically present up to 3 months of age.
-Rickets
-Hydrocephalus
-Hypervitaminosis A
-Osteogenesis imperfecta
-Premature
-Congenital syphilis.

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When is meconium normally passed?

-95–97% of healthy term newborns pass meconium in the first 24 hours.

-Sick term infants and healthy preterm infants may not pass meconium for 3–5 day.

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Remember:
Interferon-γ release assay (IGRA):

-Preferred test in individuals with prior BCG vaccination.

-Results are available within 24 hours.

#Infections

Remember:

Fever+ pharyngitis+lymphadenopathy 👉🏼glandular fever
(infectious mononuclosis).

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Remember:

-Monospot test has a specificity of85% & a sensitivity of 100% for diagnosis of infectious mononucleosis.

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-The triad of portal vein thrombosis, hemolysis, and pancytopenia suggests Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH).

#Blood

Causes of death in Kala-azar:

-If no treatment is given, patient may die within 1 to 2 year due to:
1- Secondary infection
2- Bleeding.

#Infections

In Kala-azar:

CBC—leukopenia, high lymphocyte and monocyte, neutropenia, absence of eosinophil, thrombocytopenia and high ESR. If CBC is repeated after some days, there is progressive leukopenia.

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•What are the pathological stages of Pneumonia?

1-Stage of congestion—persists for 1 to 2 days
2-Stage of red hepatization(red and solid like liver)—persists for 2 to 4 days
3-Stage of grey hepatization—persists for 4 to 8 days
4-Stage of resolution—8 to 9 days or more.

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How is the appetite in Kala-azar?

-Usually good.

Remember:
-Usually no anorexia, no malaise, no coated tongue.

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