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Causes of Provoked Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - "DIMS" Mnemonic
Drugs:
 • Drug overdose
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Pediatric Seizures ... Encephalitis Metabolic ... Hyperglycemia • Hypocalcemia ... • Hyponatremia ... • Stroke
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... : • Vascular: Stroke ... Traumatic brain injury ... Hypomagnesemia, Hypocalcemia ... #Causes #neurology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
, Heat stroke ... - Metabolic myopathies ... • LDH ↑ • Hyperkalemia ... Hyperphosphatemia • Hypocalcemia ... Dialysis for severe hyperkalemia
Causes of Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infantile:
 • Benign Focal Epilepsy of Infancy
 • West
Causes of Pediatric ... Seizures - Differential ... Hyperglycemia • Hypocalcemia ... • Hyponatremia ... • Stroke
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
 •
, Heat stroke, Metabolic ... exertion/training, Seizures ... Dermatomyositis) AKI ... Dialysis for severe hyperkalemia ... #Summary #causes
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
heat illness → Hypernatremia ... • Labs: - Metabolic ... Hypoglycemia - Hypocalcemia ... - Hyperkalemia ... #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
and Differential ... kidney injury). ... and metabolic alkalosis ... Hyperthyroidism, Hypercalcemia ... #causes #Differential