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Hypoglycemia Differential Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

Features of hypoglycemia:
 • Neurogenic: Tremor, Palpitations, Anxiety, Arousal, Sweating, Hunger,
Hypoglycemia Differential ... Diagnosis and Management ... Confusion, Delirium, Seizure ... #Differential # ... #Algorithm #endocrinology
Hypoglycemia Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Workup:
 • Sulfonylurea Labs
 • Anti-lnsulin Ab - Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome
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and Differential ... Diagnosis Workup ... #Workup #Differential ... #Diagnosis #insulinoma ... #endocrinology
Hypoglycemia Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Firstly check if it is true (Whipple's triad).
After that, check labs
Hypoglycemia Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... check labs like insulin ... #Differential # ... #Algorithm #endocrinology
Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
drugs, uremia, hypoglycemia ... , hyperglycemia, ... Classification #Diagnosis ... Neurology #Signs #Symptoms ... #Comparison
Hypoglycemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Fasting Hypoglycemia:
 • Excess Insulin
 • Medications (e.g. Insulin Secretagogues, ß-Adrenergic Antagonists,
Hypoglycemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... : • Excess Insulin ... Insulin Secretagogues ... #endocrinology
AEIOU TIPS - Mnemonic for Causes of Altered Mental Status
A - Alcohol, Acidosis, Ammonia, Arrhythmia
E -
, Thiamine I - Insulin ... (hypoglycemia) ... Poisoning S - Stroke, Seizure ... encephalopathy #diagnosis ... #differential #
Drug-Induced Seizures - OTIS-CAMPBELL

O - Organophosphate, oral hypoglycemics, opioid
T - TCA, theophylline
I - Isoniazid, Insulin
S -
Drug-Induced Seizures ... Organophosphate, oral hypoglycemics ... I - Isoniazid, Insulin ... Medication #Causes #Differential ... #Pharmacology #Diagnosis
Differential Considerations for a Seizure or Seizure-like Event
The following diagnoses may have presentations that can be
Differential Considerations ... The following diagnoses ... Extrapyramidal symptoms ... METABOLIC - Hypo-, hyperglycemia ... #diagnosis #neurology
Symptoms and Signs of Hypocalcemia
Muscular: Weakness, fatigue, Spasms, cramps
Neurologic: Tetany, Chvostek sign, Trousseau sign, Circumoral and
Symptoms and Signs ... Hallucinations, dementia, seizures ... Cataracts, Decreased insulin ... #Signs #diagnosis ... #endocrinology
OTIS CAMPBELL Mnemonic for Toxicological Causes of Seizures

O - Organophosphates, Oral Hypoglycemics
T - Tricyclic antidepressants, Theophylline
Toxicological Causes of Seizures ... Organophosphates, Oral Hypoglycemics ... I - Isoniazid, Insulin ... Neurology #Toxicology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Poison