Aug 5, 2024
Oligoarticular JIA is the most common subtype of juvenile arthritis. Children with oligo have 4 or fewer joints involved in the first 6 months of disease. The biggest complication that requires monitoring for is chronic uveitis which is asymptomatic but ultimately vision threatening if not controlled.
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Jul 21, 2024
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Exomphalos, or omphalocoele, is a congenital condition where a baby's abdominal organs develop outside the body through the umbilical cord, affecting about 1 in 5000 births, with higher rates in multiple pregnancies (e.g. twins, triplets). It forms between the 6th-10th week of gestation and can be classified...
Jul 6, 2024
Genetic imprinting is a normal process that usually happens in a small number of genes where one copy of the gene is always “silenced” or not expressed. An imprinting “disorder” is where there’s an issue with this process - either with how the gene is silenced or the right copy is silenced but there’s a...
Jun 28, 2024
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Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a condition where abdominal contents herniate into the thoracic cavity via a defect in the diaphragm, causing underdevelopment of the lungs and altered pulmonary vascular development. Although uncommon, it can cause significant morbidity during the neonatal period,...
May 6, 2024
There has been a recent move to prescribe an inhaled corticosteroid for ALL adolescents with asthma. In today's episode we will go through the new SMART guidelines for adolescent asthma.
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