exam 2 peds review Flashcards

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What does peristalsis mean?

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wavelike movement that helps squeeze food along the entire length of the alimentary tract

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what’s the main site of absorption?

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large intestine

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what are some medications a child could be on that is causing them diarrhea?

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antibiotics
laxative

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its important to note that acute diarrhea is self limited within what time frame?

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14 days, 2 weeks

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what is the therapeutic management we will do to these children with diarrhea?

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fluid & electrolyte balance
rehydration
reintroduction of an adequate diet

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what is the best “medicine” to give to kids to help with vomit and diarrhea when it comes to oral rehydration therapy?

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pedialyte

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what is a newborn first poop?
and when should it come out ?

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meconium
24-36hours of life

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what is meconium plug?
how can we help?

what is meconium ileus?
how can we help?
this is the first sign of ^

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obstruction near the butt
irrigation with water

obstruction inside the intestine
- surgical removal

first sign of cystic fibrisos

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what are two medications we can do to help with constipatoin?

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miralax and enemas

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obviously the recommendation to help with constipation is fiber, how much per day is recommended?

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age in years + 5g of fiber per day

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what are medications and position we will give children with vomit?

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zofran & oral rehydration therapy
up right position

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what is Hirschsprung disease
( congenital aganglonic megacolon )?

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congenital issue where obstruction occurs due to the lack of ganglion cells in an area of the intestine

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what is the biggest clinical manifestation of HD ?

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ribbon like foul stool

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what is the treatment for HD?

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surgery

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what is GERD?

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inappropriate transient relaxation of LES

remember how LES relaxes to let food pass and then contracts to close up , but during GERD it doesn’t contract and food content goes up

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what type of foods will a child avoid with GERD?

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caffeine
citrus
alcohol
peppermints
spicy foods

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how should a child be feed with Gerd

how should a child be given food?

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upright positioning
small and frequent

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what medications is given to help with Gerd?

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pepcids

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what might be a surgery we will do to help with GERD when it gives severe?

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fundoplication

( we wrap a bit of the stomach around the esophagus )

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what is irritable bowel syndrome?

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often alternating diarrhea and constipation

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what is the difference between
acute appendicitis and ruptured appendix?

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acute appendicitis is the inflammation of vermiform appendix

ruptured is the opening of the appendix perforation

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what does peritonitis mean?

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inflammation that spreads rapidly throughout the abdomen

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what is the biggest clinical manifestation of appendicitis?

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mcburney point
rebound tenderness
cramping

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where is the mcburney point?

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2/3 away from the umbilicus in the right lower quadrant

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how do we know that the patient has a rupture appendix?
sudden relief of pain after perforation
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what Is the treatment of appendicitis?
appendectomy
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what is the difference between ulcerative colitis and crohns disease?
UC - rectum and colon crohn - inflammation in any point of the GI tract
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what type of mediations do we give to uc and crohn?
corticosteroids - like prednisone
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since the biggest complication with CD is growth failure, what do you think we should give them for a diet to help with nutrients and growth?
high protein and calorie
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for Peptic ulcer disease (PUD), where are ulcers mainly found?
duodenum of the intestine
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what is the main cause of pud?
h.pylori
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what are some common clinical manifestation of PUD? what type of vomit what type of poop
hematemesis melena
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how do we treat PUD?
treated infection with antibiotics antacids help with gastric acid
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what is hypertrophic pyloric stenosis?
pyloric sphincter becomes thick and results in the narrowing/elongation of the canal - leading to obstruction
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what is the 2 biggest clinical manifestation of pyloric sphincter?
projective vomit Oliver shape body
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what is the management of pyloric sphincter?
pyloromyotomy
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what is instussuception ? what is volvulus ? what is malrotation?
I - the intensinte telescopes inside itself V - complete wrapping around another organ M - rotations the wrong way
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what is the biggest manifestation of INTUSSUSEPCITON?
palpable sausage shape
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how do we treat intussupceiton?
with this barium to look inside, ends up unfolding itself
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what is celiac disease?
autoimmune disorder triggered by ingestion of gluten
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what is the biggest manifestation of celiac disease?
steatorrhea ( fat frothy foul bulk stool )
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what is the treatment of celiac disease?
no gluten
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what is short bowl syndrome how do we treat it?
very small intestine, lacks absorption frequent TPN
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HEP a vs HEP B caused by treated by
fecal to oral fluids vaccines
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manifestation of HEP A manifestation of hep B
fever, anorexia, vomit rash, pruritus, arthralgia
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what is biliary arestia? treatment?
block in the tubes that carry bile from the liver to the gallbladder ursodeoxycholic acid & surgery
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what is esophageal atresia and trachoesophageal fistula?
disconnection between the esophagus, trachea and into the stomach
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biggest manifestation of esophageal atresia?
frothy saliva drooling!!
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what is acute nasopharngitits?
common cold
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what is the treatment of acute nasopharngitis?
decongestants
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what is acute streptococcal pharyngitis?
GABGS infection ( strep thorat )
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what is the treatment of strep throat?
oral penicillin amoxicillin for 10 days
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what is tonsillitis ?
inflammation of the tonsils
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if we do surgery for tonsillitis, what is the thing we must look out for ?
frequent swallowing because it could indicate internal bleeding
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what is infectious mononucleosis? or kissing disease
the Epstein Barr virus
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what is the biggest thing to know about mono? treatment?
enlarged spleen - so avoid contact sports support care because it is a virus
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what is influenza?
virus
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what its the treatment of influenza?
tamiflu and relenza
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when should we give tamiflu and relenza? like what is the time frame?
48 hours of onset of symptoms
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why should children not receive aspirin when they have a viral infection ?
reye syndrome
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what is otitis media?
fluid in the middle ear along with acute signs of illness and sy,ptpms of middle ear inflammation
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what is the primary patho behind otitis media?
the dysfunction of the Eustachian tube
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what is the treatment of otitis media?
amoxicillin - augmentin
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pneumococcal vaccine helps reduce the rate of om? TRUE OR FALSE
true
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what is otitis external? also known as?
swimmer ear infections of the external ear canal;
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what is croup syndrome ?
resonant cough described as barking or brassy
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what is acute epiglottis?
a medical emergency in which where we can see the eplogittis in the child throat
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nurses who suspect epiglottis should not attempt to what?
look with a tongue depressor or take a culture
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if a child is better sitting in a tripod position, why should the nurse encourage this behavior for epiglottis?
because its an emergency, we can have a compete respiratory distress if we move him
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what should be at the bedside of epiglottis ?
tracheostomy kit
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how do we prevent epiglottis?
HIB vaccine
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wha tis acute laryngotracheobroncitis?
common type of croup you see in children when they go to bed and they sound like bark cough
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treamtne of LTB?
cold night air stand in front of an open freezer
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what is bacteria tracheitis?
infection of the mucosa and soft issue of the upper trachea
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how do we treat bacteria tracheitis ?
antibiotics, steroids and antipyretics
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what is bronchitis?
inflammation of the large airways, trachea and bronchi
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what is bronchiolitis ?
acute viral infection that is caused by RSV
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there is one thing that can 100% cure RSV, what is it?
palivizumab
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what is pneumonia?
inflammation of the pulmonary parenchyma
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how do we prevent pneumonia ?
PCV vaccine
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what is pertussis caused by? main clinical manifestation how do we prevention how do we treat
bordetalla pertussis whooping cough DTAP antibiotics
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what is tb?
tb bacteria gets into the lungs
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what is the TB vaccine name?
BCG Vaccine
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how do we know a positive tb skin test ? when should you come back to assess the skin test?
10-15mm 48 Hours
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what is latent vs active tb?
no symptoms and no contangous symptoms and contagious
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what is the best immunology testing for tb?
quantiferon and t-spot
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what is the 4 medication for TB?
INH ethambutol rifampin pyrandixe
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what asthma characteristic ? what is it doing?(2) what do we treat first and then what?
wheezing, musical whimsical sound bronchoconstricrion & inflammation albuterol and then steroids
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a common manifestion of kids who become hypoxia is what?
restlessness
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epiglottis is the ____voice
hot potato voice
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what is the function of veins what is the function of arteries?
bring deoxygenated blood give oxygenated blood to body
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what are the two things that should close when fetal circulation ?
formen ovale PDA
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PDA, helps connect ____ and ?
descending aorta to he main pulmonary artery
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what are the 2 cyanotic heart disease?
decreased pulmonary flow increased pulmonary flow
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what are the 2 decrerased pulmonary flow for cyanotic heart disease
tetralogy of fallot tricuspid atresia
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what are the 2 acyanotic heart disease?
left to right shunt obstructive defects
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what are the 4 left to right shunt for acyanotic heart disease?
atrial septal defect ventricular septal defect atrioventicrular canal defect pda
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what are the 4 obstructive acyanotic defect?
coarctation of the aorta aortic stenosis valvular aortic stenosis pulmonic stenosis
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what is the description and patho of tetralogy of fallot (4)
1. ventricular septal defect 2. pulmonary stenos 3. displaced aorta 4. ventricular hypertrophy
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what is the x-ray for tetralogy of fallot?
boot shaped heart
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why do we see a boot shaped heart in tetra of fallot?
because of the intensive right ventricular hypertrophy
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what is the 3 main clinical manifestation of tetralogy of fallot?
tet spells blue spells hypoxia murmor
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what position is best to help with tet spells? means turning more blue
knee to chest position
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what defect is most common in children with Down syndrome ?
AV canal
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what is infective endocarditis ?
an infection of the inner lining of the heart, endocardium and involving the valves
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rheumatic fever mainly effects the ?
mitral valve
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what is Kawasaki disease? main thing to know about it
strawberry tongue
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how do we treat heart failure ? what two medications
diuretics and digoxin
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diuretics furosemide spironlocation ( potassium sparing )
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what medication we will use to help reduce the after load of the heart for heart failure ?
ACE inhibits - vasodilators
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dont give digoxin when the patient has what
bradycardia visual disturbances like halo signs
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average dioxin dosing for infants?
1ML (50mcg, 0.05 mg )
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what is the antidote for digoxin?
digoxin immune fab fragment
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digoxin causes what type of potassium?
hypokalemia !
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cyanotic is right to left shunting acyanotic is left tor right shunting explain it
cyanotic -no oxygen whatsoever acyanotic - oxygen come up, then oxygen leave, overall circulation
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acyanotic left to right shunt is famous for causing ?
pulmonary congestion heart failure
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what is nephrotic syndrome? 4 big manifestations
proteinuria hypoalbuminemia hyperlipidemia edema
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how does the urine look like in nephrotic syndrome ?
darkly opalescent and frothy
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what is the diet for nephrotic syndrome ?
no salt
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what medications do we give to nephrotic syndrome ?
steroids diuretics and immunoesuppreants
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what is the principle of acute kidney injury?
oligoanuria
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AKI has what type of potassium?
hyperkalemia
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urinary tract infection - mainly in girls - use cotton underwear - encourage using the bathroom to avoid holing the urine
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what is acute glomerulonephritis ?
post strep infection that went untreated
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what is the clinical manifestation of APSGN?
face edema, especially in the eye
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how does the urine look like in APSGN?
cola colored urine