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Causes of Provoked Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - "DIMS" Mnemonic
Drugs:
 • Drug overdose
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Causes of Provoked ... Pediatric Seizures ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Sepsis
Causes of Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infantile:
 • Benign Focal Epilepsy of Infancy
 • West
Causes of Pediatric ... Seizures - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Sepsis • ... Sturge-Weber Syndrome Neonates
Causes of Depressed / Lethargic Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Maternal Related:
 • Drugs (Ex. SSRI)
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Causes of Depressed ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Aspiration • Sepsis ... • Anemia • Shock ... Pediatrics
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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Tachypnea - Differential ... • Metabolic acidosis ... • Hypovolemic shock ... exposures • Lactic acidosis ... Post-Ictal/Grand mal seizure
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
no respiratory cause ... seems like DKA, sepsis ... Dizziness, Altered, Seizure ... Diaphoresis, Pulmonary edema ... , Shock Labs: Anion-Gap
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential ... circulation If drugs, seizures ... Heavy exercise - Seizures ... Acute pulmonary edema ... #Elevation #Differential
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
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Causes of Apparent ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Neurologic: • Seizure ... Pneumonia • Sepsis ... Pediatrics
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Renal: metabolic acidosis ... of thigh/flank edema ... Inflammatory: infectious (sepsis ... #criticalcare #differential ... #causes #classification
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Renal: metabolic acidosis ... of thigh/flank edema ... Inflammatory: infectious (sepsis ... #criticalcare #differential ... #causes #classification
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Eclampsia, Infection/Sepsis ... /Shock, Autoimmune ... Reversible course Differential ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause