A 3-week-old female presents to the ER with one week of nasa…
A 3-week-old female presents to the ER with one week of nasal congestion and occasional cough. She developed a fever to 102 F this evening. She is refusing to feed, and her father reports coughing with noisy, fast breathing. On exam, she is ill-appearing, lethargic, and tachypneic with intercostal retractions and a paroxysmal cough. Her father informs you that she also has a 2-year-old brother who is in day care and has a “cold”. What is the most likely diagnosis?
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A 7-year-old female is admitted to the general pediatrics team with pneumonia. A chest x-ray is obtained finding a focal consolidation to the right lower lobe. Oxygen saturation is 88% on room air. Which of the following best explains the pathophysiological reason as to why the child is hypoxemic despite having adequate ventilation in other lung regions on the chest x-ray?
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A 9-year-old previously healthy male presents with progressive weakness in the legs over several days, areflexia on exam, and recent history of gastrointestinal illness. Which of the following additional findings would most strongly support the diagnosis of Guillain-Barre Syndrome?
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