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Causes of Respiratory Distress in the Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Premature Newborn
 - Normal CXR:
- Differential ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... #Differential # ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Causes of Depressed / Lethargic Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Maternal Related:
 • Drugs (Ex. SSRI)
 •
- Differential ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... Aspiration • Sepsis ... #Differential # ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Treatment
Blood pressure control:
 • Aim for 10-25% BP reduction within
Posterior Reversible ... Encephalopathy Syndrome ... are preferred Seizure ... Encephalopathy #Syndrome ... #Treatment #Management
Causes of Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infantile:
 • Benign Focal Epilepsy of Infancy
 • West
Causes of Pediatric Seizures ... - Differential ... • Sepsis • ... #Epilepsy #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
• Headache • Seizures ... Eclampsia, Infection/Sepsis ... Reversible course Differential ... : Treat with AEDs ... #diagnosis #management
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
 •
Event (ALTE) - Differential ... Metabolism • Reye's Syndrome ... Neurologic: • Seizure ... Pneumonia • Sepsis ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Causes of Provoked Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - "DIMS" Mnemonic
Drugs:
 • Drug overdose
 •
- Differential ... • Sepsis • ... • Sturge-Weber Syndrome ... #Provoked #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
anaesthesia • Sepsis ... • Serotonin syndrome ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Ischemia, Compartment Syndrome ... Hypothermia & Shivering, Seizures ... Beta-Agonists, ↑ work ... Malaria, Late Sepsis
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
3 questions to work ... approach to the differential ... demyelination syndrome ... of symptomatic (seizures ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management