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Causes of Pediatric Spells - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neonates and Infant Spells:
 • Benign Sleep Myoclonus
 •
Causes of Pediatric ... • Shuddering attacks ... Migraine-variants • Panic Attack ... Transient Ischemic Attack ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
cause quadriplegia ... hematologic spread attack ... Measles Virus -> Attacks ... > Inflammation causes ... peds #pediatrics #pathophysiology
Causes of Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infantile:
 • Benign Focal Epilepsy of Infancy
 • West
Causes of Pediatric ... • Shuddering attacks ... Migraine-variants • Panic Attack ... Transient Ischemic Attack ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Graves’ Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
B & T lymphocyte mediated autoimmunity attack TSH receptor -> Continuous
mediated autoimmunity attack ... lymphocytes also attack ... GravesDisease #pathophysiology
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... precedes initial attack ... Attacks may occur ... without an obvious cause ... Central #Vertigo #Causes
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
• Auto-immune attack ... • Auto-immune attack ... inflammation tends to cause ... RheumatoidArthritis #RA #pathophysiology
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Peripheral Vertigo: • Attacks ... Central Vertigo: • Attacks ... with vascular causes ... positional episodes caused ... Attacks in clusters
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Causes of Dizziness ... Dysfunction - Nausea ... Transient Ischemic Attack ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic Causes ... exacerbation, Asthma attack ... Acute: Anxiety attack ... , Panic attack ... Acute #Chronic #Causes
Causes and Pathophysiology of Hypertension

#Causes #Pathophysiology #Hypertension #Primary #Essential #Secondary #Differential

** GrepMed Recommended Text: Guyton and
Causes and Pathophysiology ... Hypertension #Causes ... #Pathophysiology