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An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
An Algorithm for ... Pharmacologic treatment ... anti-epileptic drugs ... Tom Fadial https ... Management #Emergency #Neurology
Causes of Secondary / Provoked Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Febrile
Infection
 • Sepsis
 • Encephalitis
 • Meningitis
Metabolic
Causes of Secondary ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Uremia • Alcohol/drug ... Provoked #Seizures #Neurology ... #Differential #
Causes of Tremors - Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Action Tremor - Occurs During Voluntary Muscle
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tremor - Occurs During ... , Kidney) • Drugs ... MovementDisorders #Neurology ... #Differential #
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
medical evaluation ... • Screen for secondary ... asthma, allergy, drug ... glucocorticoid treatment ... #Differential #
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemia, UNa > 20: 
 • Renal losses, Diuretic excess,
Hyponatremia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... deficiency, Salt-losing ... Hypothyroidism, Stress, Drugs ... #Causes #nephrology
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Hypertension - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... hypertension (multi-drug ... #Nephrology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Secondary Headaches (without Red Flag Symptoms) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute
 • Sinusitis
 • Dental
Causes of Secondary ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Sickness Chronic - Drugs ... #Headaches #Neurology ... #Differential #
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Reversible course Differential ... abnormality, Medication/Drug ... epilepticus Treatment ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Acromegaly occurs secondary ... Differential Diagnosis ... pachydermoperiostosis, drugs ... for adenoma • Medical ... Endocrinology #Treatment
Causes of Hypokalemia
Transcellular Shifts:
 - Alkalosis, Increased plasma insulin (treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis), ß-Adrenergic agonists, Hypokalemic
plasma insulin (treatment ... hyperaldosteronism, Secondary ... Conn's, Liddle's), Drugs ... Hypokalemia #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #nephrology