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Causes of Provoked Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - "DIMS" Mnemonic
Drugs:
 • Drug overdose
 •
Seizures - Differential ... • Sepsis • ... Structural: • Head Injury ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds ... #Pediatrics
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 ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
THE LIMPING OR NON-WEIGHT BEARING CHILD PATHWAY

RED FLAGS - In all cases there are specific
markers which
Non-accidental Injury ... neurology, back pain Haematology ... involvement Sepsis ... Pathway #Child #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Diagnosis
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
 •
Neurologic: • Seizure ... Pneumonia • Sepsis ... Choking Spell Injury ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds ... #Pediatrics
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... - Differential ... intestines, white blood ... #differential # ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
injury < 26 weeks ... hepatocellular injury ... intestines, White blood ... chemistry #diagnosis #differential ... #Hepatology #transaminitis
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
Pyogenic liver abscess ... #abscess #pediatrics ... #children #peds ... #differential # ... diagnosis #hepatology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... removal from the blood ... or renal injury ... Heavy exercise - Seizures ... Injury: • Reduced
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
cardiac arrhythmias, seizures ... metabolites induce injury ... disseminates in blood ... #Immunization #peds ... #pediatrics #pathophysiology