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While certain drugs are used to control seizures, others can induce seizures in patients without a
used to control seizures ... others can induce seizures ... a preexisting seizure ... Pharmacology #Lower #Medications ... #Differential #
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... - Differential ... Toxic: Alcohol, Medication ... Eclampsia, Prophyria #Seizures ... #Differential #
Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
Mental Status - Differential ... Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure ... Abscess • Toxic: Medications ... #Status #AMS #Differential
Drug-Induced Seizures - OTIS-CAMPBELL

O - Organophosphate, oral hypoglycemics, opioid
T - TCA, theophylline
I - Isoniazid, Insulin
S -
Drug-Induced Seizures ... Drug #Induced #Seizures ... #Medication #Causes ... #Differential #
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
Shock - Differential ... depletion - Medication ... Syncope Mimics - Seizure ... Alcohol blackout - Medication ... #Syncope #Differential
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reflex Syncope:
• Vasovagal: Prolonged standing, Stress, Pain
• Situational: Coughing, Sneezing, Micturition, Defecation,
Syncope - Differential ... Volume Depletion • Medication ... Syncope Mimics: • Seizure ... SCVMCMed #Syncope #Differential
Intrapartum Abnormal Fetal HR Tracing - Causes of Variability & Decelerations - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Minimal/Absent Variability
Decelerations - Differential ... Prematurity • Medications ... hypotension • Maternal seizure ... FetalHeartRate #Tracing #Differential
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
alcohol - Medications ... strep) - Seizures ... deficiency - Medications ... #Elevated #CK #differential
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
glucose - Review medication ... - CBC with differential ... - History of seizure
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
• Headache • Seizures ... • Headache • Seizures ... Reversible course Differential ... Electrolyte abnormality, Medication ... Constipation, Seizures