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Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute Liver ... Injury - Differential ... • Infectious: Sepsis ... #Injury #Differential ... Acute #algorithm #hepatology
Causes of Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infantile:
 • Benign Focal Epilepsy of Infancy
 • West
Causes of Pediatric ... Seizures - Differential ... • Sepsis • ... Structural: • Head Injury ... #Epilepsy #Differential
Causes of Provoked Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - "DIMS" Mnemonic
Drugs:
 • Drug overdose
 •
Causes of Provoked Pediatric ... Seizures - Differential ... • Sepsis • ... Structural: • Head Injury ... #Provoked #Differential
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
 •
Event (ALTE) - Differential ... Neurologic: • Seizure ... Pneumonia • Sepsis ... Choking Spell Injury ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential ... or renal injury ... Heavy exercise - Seizures ... Injury: • Reduced ... #Elevation #Differential
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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Tachypnea - Differential ... effusion/Tamponade Hematologic ... • Metabolic acidosis ... exposures • Lactic acidosis ... Post-Ictal/Grand mal seizure
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
- Differential Diagnosis ... Hypothermia & Shivering, Seizures ... Clearance: Systemic liver ... Malaria, Late Sepsis ... #Differential #
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Heat Stroke - Differential ... sweat Heat Injury ... - Metabolic acidosis ... injury, Rhabdomyolysis ... consciousness, Coma/seizure
Phases of Colchicine Toxicity
 - Early Phase (0-24h) 
 - Multi-organ failure Phase (1-7 days)
arrest Neurologic: Seizures ... edema, myopathy Hematologic ... Metabolic: Metabolic acidosis ... Renal failure, Liver ... Immune compromise & Sepsis
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
Pyogenic liver abscess ... ) • Traumatic injury ... #abscess #pediatrics ... children #peds #differential ... #diagnosis #hepatology