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Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Traumatic brain injury ... Hyperglycemia, Hyponatremia ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #neurology
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
Hyponatremia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... , CNS Disease, Meds ... UnremarkableLab #Hyponatremia ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Arrhythmia • Neurologic ... Gastrointestinal infection Injury ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Peds #
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... - AKI Workup Algorithm ... investigations depending on clinical ... Acute #Kidney #Injury ... #AKI #Workup #Algorithm
Causes of Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infantile:
 • Benign Focal Epilepsy of Infancy
 • West
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hypocalcemia • Hyponatremia ... Structural: • Head Injury ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Peds #
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Disturbances Neurologic ... Choking Spell Injury ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Peds #
THE LIMPING OR NON-WEIGHT BEARING CHILD PATHWAY

RED FLAGS - In all cases there are specific
markers which
Non-accidental Injury ... splenomegaly, abnormal neurology ... #Limping #NWB #Algorithm ... Pathway #Child #Peds
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Muscular Injury ... • Trauma - Neurologic ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Electrical injury ... exhaustion, Heat injury ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... Hyperuricemia • Hyponatremia ... causes #treatment #nephrology
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Phrenic nerve injury ... heavy metals), Critical ... Shellfish poisoning, Meds ... differential #diagnosis #neurology