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Febrile Seizure
#Diagnosis #Workup #Peds #Febrile #Seizure #Workup #PEMSource
Febrile Seizure ... Diagnosis #Workup #Peds ... #Febrile #Seizure ... #Workup #PEMSource
Algorithm for the differentiation between simple and complex febrile seizures. Guidelines for evaluation of each. #Diagnosis
simple and complex febrile ... seizures. ... Management #EM #Neuro #Peds ... #Febrile #FebrileSeizure ... #Fever #Seizure
Causes of Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infantile:
 • Benign Focal Epilepsy of Infancy
 • West
Causes of Pediatric Seizures ... Drug overdose • Alcohol ... Infection: • Febrile ... Seizures • Sepsis ... Cataplexy #Seizures
Alcohol Withdrawal Timeline
Minor withdrawal (6 to 36 hours) - Tremulousness, mild anxiety, headache, diaphoresis, palpitations, gastrointestinal
Alcohol Withdrawal ... mental status • Seizures ... generalized tonic-clonic seizures ... hallucinations with intact ... hypertension, fever
Causes of Unprovoked Pediatric Seizures -  Epilepsy Syndromes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infantile:
 • Benign
Unprovoked Pediatric Seizures ... Diagnosis Algorithm Infantile ... Focal Epilepsy of Infancy ... Epilepsy #Unprovoked #Seizures ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
uncharacterized fevers ... Protein > 80 - Seizure ... particularly complex febrile ... seizure) #Diagnosis ... #Peds #EM #Classification
Causes of Provoked Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - "DIMS" Mnemonic
Drugs:
 • Drug overdose
 •
Provoked Pediatric Seizures ... Drug overdose • Alcohol ... Infection: • Febrile ... Seizures • Sepsis ... DIMS #Mnemonic #Seizures
Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS) - ICU OnePager

Scoring Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS):
 • PAWSS
 • CIWA-Ar
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Alcohol Withdrawal ... • Withdrawal Seizures ... usually generalized seizures ... hallucinations, with intact ... instability (low grade fever
Febrile convulsions are terrifying for parents (and for those new to paediatrics  who've never seen
Febrile convulsions ... paediatrics who've never ... Diagnosis #Management #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Febrile ... #Convulsions #Seizures