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Hypomagnesemia (Serum level < 1.7 mg/dL)
Neuromuscular manifestations 
 • Tremor, tetany, seizures 
 • Weakness
Tremor, tetany, seizures ... dysrhythmias Hypokalemia ... Abnormalities of calcium ... Hypomagnesemia #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Causes of Provoked Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - "DIMS" Mnemonic
Drugs:
 • Drug overdose
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm - "DIMS ... Hyperglycemia • Hypocalcemia ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Unprovoked ... Hypomagnesemia, Hypocalcemia ... #neurology
Causes of Secondary / Provoked Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Febrile
Infection
 • Sepsis
 • Encephalitis
 • Meningitis
Metabolic
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Febrile ... Hyperglycemia • Hypocalcemia ... #Neurology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Symptoms and Signs of Hypocalcemia
Muscular: Weakness, fatigue, Spasms, cramps
Neurologic: Tetany, Chvostek sign, Trousseau sign, Circumoral and
of Hypocalcemia ... Spasms, cramps Neurologic ... Hallucinations, dementia, seizures ... #diagnosis #endocrinology ... #calcium
Hypocalcemia Workup - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Low Magnesium, High Magnesium - Functional Hypoparathyroidism
 • High
Hypocalcemia Workup ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm • Low ... #Algorithm #nephrology ... #calcium
Causes of Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infantile:
 • Benign Focal Epilepsy of Infancy
 • West
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Infantile ... Hyperglycemia • Hypocalcemia ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Red ... • Meningeal signs ... fever, myalgia), seizures ... #Algorithm #neurology
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
WBC >100k, + lab signs ... dysrhythmias, seizures ... hydration - Hyperkalemia ... treatment (no calcium ... Syndrome #TLS #diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm ... and Differential Diagnosis ... ultrasonography, serum calcium ... clinical context and signs ... #AKI #Workup #Algorithm