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Causes of Provoked Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - "DIMS" Mnemonic
Drugs:
 • Drug overdose
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Seizures - Differential ... • Sepsis • ... Structural: • Head Injury ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds ... #Pediatrics
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
Causes of Depressed / Lethargic Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Maternal Related:
 • Drugs (Ex. SSRI)
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Lethargic Newborn - Differential ... Congenital: • Birth Injury ... Aspiration • Sepsis ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds ... #Pediatrics
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
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Neurologic: • Seizure ... Pneumonia • Sepsis ... Choking Spell 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
THE LIMPING OR NON-WEIGHT BEARING CHILD PATHWAY

RED FLAGS - In all cases there are specific
markers which
Non-accidental Injury ... cell disease Rheumatology ... involvement Sepsis ... Pathway #Child #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Diagnosis
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
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Infancy (SUDI) - Differential ... Pneumonia • Sepsis ... Gastrointestinal infection Injury ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds ... #Pediatrics
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... or renal injury ... circulation If drugs, seizures ... Heavy exercise - Seizures ... Injury: • Reduced
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
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evidence of organ injury ... pits <100k), ↑ liver ... finding of organ injury ... : Tonic-clonic seizure ... obstetrics #cardiology #differential
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