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Gary Galante, MD, Resident, University of Alberta

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A 3 year old is rushed to ED following submersion injury. On initial assessment, you detect decreased LOC, evidence of a patent airway, decreased air entry bilaterally, and cool extremities with weak radial pulses and prolonged CRT. Vitals are: T 35.5, HR 100, BP 70/55, RR 40, O2 sats 87% on 15Lp...

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You are asked to assess a 5 y/o F on the wards for hypotension despite a recent IVF bolus of 20cc/kg. She was admitted yesterday with LLL pneumonia with WBC on admission @ 21.9 x 10^9/L, and has gotten progressively sicker throughout her hospital stay. When you arrive at the room, she appears let...

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You are doing a well-child visit for 2 month old Sophie, born at term, who is growing and developing appropriately. When you get a dietary history, the patient's father tells you that she is taking Isomil, a soy protein-based formula to supplement, as Sophie's mother is not producing adequate bre...

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Listed below are 5 patient scenarios involving perirobital or orbital infections: Patient 1: 20 month-old boy presenting with acute swelling of the right eyelid following an insect bite to the lower right eyelid. He has a low grade fever, a swollen/warm/tender R eyelid, with decreased appeti...

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A four year-old boy presents with a 1-day history of increased swelling of the right eyelid. These symptoms were preceded by a week of rhinorrhea, conjunctivitis, sneezing, and cough. The boy’s parents deny any history of trauma or recent insect bites. On examination, his temperature is 38.3oC an...

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An 18 month old girl with trisomy 21 is recently diagnosed with acute megakaryoblastic leukemia or AMKL (a subtype of acute myelogenous leukemia). When discussing features of AMKL and AML in trisomy 21 patients, which of the following would be FALSE?

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