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Algorithm for the differentiation between simple and complex febrile seizures. Guidelines for evaluation of each. #Diagnosis
Algorithm for the ... febrile seizures ... Guidelines for evaluation ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #EM #Neuro #Peds
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
and Evaluation ... symptoms (HA, nausea ... , confusion, seizures ... #EM #IM #Nephro ... #Differential #Algorithm
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
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Causes of Apparent ... Algorithm Cardiac ... Neurologic: • Seizure ... • Malignancy ... #Algorithm #Causes
Differential Diagnosis of Syncope
First, is it syncope? History is very important for distinguishing syncope from other
Differential Diagnosis ... (seizure, dizziness ... #Diagnosis #EM # ... Neuro #IM #Sycope ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
pyelonephritis Most common cause ... Consider BCx, CSF evaluation ... (particularly complex ... febrile seizure ... #EM #Classification
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPGN) AKA: Mesangiocapillary GN
 • Active Urine Sediment (dysmorphic RBC, RBC casts, +/- proteinuria)
walls Immune-Complex ... disease, C3GN, CFHR5 neph ... immune deposits on EM ... radiation nephritis, malignant ... MPGN #nephrology #diagnosis
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Algorithm - Approach ... documented to be a complete ... system (stroke, seizure ... Nephrocalcinosis causes ... nephron loss, causing