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Causes of Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infantile:
 • Benign Focal Epilepsy of Infancy
 • West
Causes of Pediatric ... Infantile: • Benign Focal ... Focal Epilepsies ... • Tumours • Congenital ... #Causes #Peds #
Hair Loss (Alopecia) - General (Diffuse and Focal) Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

DIFFUSE
Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 • Lupus
General (Diffuse and Focal ... • Vitamin A ... Psychological stress FOCAL ... syphilis #Diffuse #Focal ... #causes
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
 •
Congenital Anomaly ... Neurologic Anomaly • Pulmonary ... Sudden Infant Death Syndrome ... - Sharing a ... #Causes #Peds #
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... • Usually is a ... Headache, fever, focal ... headache, seizures, focal ... neurological symptoms • Caused
Causes of Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Abnormal Chest X-Ray:
 • Chronic Infection (Eg. Fungal, Tuberculosis)
Causes of Chronic ... Chronic Infection (Eg ... • Neoplasm • CHF ... Upper Airway Cough Syndrome ... Psychogenic Cough • Vocal
Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
normal in mild cases ... hemophilia type (e.g ... activity Mild: Local ... Avoid meds that ... Management #treatment #hematology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
B-cell activity → local ... symptoms are not caused ... granulomas in a ... of diagnosis (e.g ... Pulmonary: dyspnea
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Prevalence: 1-2 cases ... or emotions - A ... of diazepam • EMG ... • CSF: Oligoclonal ... Axial dystonia, Focal
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes ... increasing in a ... - History of congenital ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... with or without focal
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... heart disease • Congenital ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... May have typical HF ... teratogenic GDMT meds