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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
Febrile Seizure
#Diagnosis #Workup #Peds #Febrile #Seizure #Workup #PEMSource
Febrile Seizure ... Diagnosis #Workup #Peds ... #Febrile #Seizure ... #Workup #PEMSource
Causes of Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infantile:
 • Benign Focal Epilepsy of Infancy
 • West
Causes of Pediatric Seizures ... Infection: • Febrile ... Seizures • Sepsis ... Cataplexy #Seizures ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
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
Acute Otitis Media: Complications
Infection and inflammation of the middle ear
 - Prolonged obstruction of e. tube
• High grade fever ... • Febrile Seizures ... Complications #pathophysiology
Acute Otitis Media: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings (in Children)
Upper Respiratory Tract Infection: 
 - Bacterial: Streptococcus
, mastoiditis, febrile ... seizures, abscess ... #OtitisMedia #pathophysiology ... symptoms #signs #peds
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
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
pharyngeal erythema, fever ... cardiac arrhythmias, seizures ... failure, pneumonia & seizures ... #Immunization #peds ... #pediatrics #pathophysiology
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... - 80% have fever ... Treatment: - If febrile ... Lysis Syndrome: • Pathophysiology ... dysrhythmias, seizures