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Algorithm for the differentiation between simple and complex febrile seizures. Guidelines for evaluation of each. #Diagnosis
Algorithm for the ... between simple and complex ... Diagnosis #Management #EM ... #Neuro #Peds #Febrile ... Workup #Simple #Complex
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
of bowel lumen Complete ... acute abdominal pain ... bowel-movements (suggests complete ... , anorexia • Diffuse ... ") with complete
Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
Mechanisms of Pain ... localized, crampy, diffuse ... Sympathetic • Complex ... Spinal injury #Pain ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Distinguishing Between Paralytic vs Mechanical Ileus
Paralytic Ileus
 - Medical history: Frequent ulcer or gallstone pains or
ulcer or gallstone pains ... underlying disease - Pain ... - Meteorism: Diffuse ... Peristalsis: None (complete ... Always gradual - Pain
POCUS Algorithm for Chest Pain

Integrating POCUS in crashing chest pain is complex. Know the views that
POCUS Algorithm ... for Chest Pain ... crashing chest pain ... is complex. ... ChestPain #POCUS #Algorithm
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
= no fracture, complex ... and reduction; Complex ... simple; Yes, if complex ... within 1 week; Complex ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM
Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Medical Comorbidities Malignancies (most commonly hairy-cell leukemia)
Immunogenetic Predisposition: patient is
Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN ... antigen-antibody complexes ... Heart failure - Diffuse ... Orchitis: Testicular pain ... Non-specific abdo pain
Somatoform Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Patient presents with complex medical problem or symptoms that
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... presents with complex ... physical symptom • Pain ... Disorder - Pain ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPGN) AKA: Mesangiocapillary GN
 • Active Urine Sediment (dysmorphic RBC, RBC casts, +/- proteinuria)
walls Immune-Complex ... disease, C3GN, CFHR5 neph ... immune deposits on EM
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Algorithm - Approach ... documented to be a complete ... lymphadenopathy, pleuritic pain ... Nephrocalcinosis causes nephron ... #Algorithm #differential