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Causes of Pediatric Spells - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neonates and Infant Spells:
 • Benign Sleep Myoclonus
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Causes of Pediatric ... • Shuddering attacks ... Migraine-variants • Panic Attack ... Transient Ischemic Attack ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
URT inflammation causes ... cause quadriplegia ... hematologic spread attack ... Measles Virus -> Attacks ... > Inflammation causes
Causes of Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infantile:
 • Benign Focal Epilepsy of Infancy
 • West
Causes of Pediatric ... • Shuddering attacks ... Migraine-variants • Panic Attack ... Transient Ischemic Attack ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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Scl70 (in some cases ... Scl-70 (in some cases ... anti-Su/Ago • Golgi ... -95/GM130, golgin ... 160, golgin97, golgin
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Causes of Dizziness ... Dysfunction - Nausea ... Transient Ischemic Attack ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... precedes initial attack ... Attacks may occur ... without an obvious cause ... Central #Vertigo #Causes
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Peripheral Vertigo: • Attacks ... Central Vertigo: • Attacks ... with vascular causes ... positional episodes caused ... Attacks in clusters
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic Causes ... exacerbation, Asthma attack ... Acute: Anxiety attack ... , Panic attack ... Acute #Chronic #Causes
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
discomfort Cardiac Causes ... ) Non-Cardiac Causes ... • Panic Attack ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Peripheral and Central Causes of Vertigo
Peripheral Causes (Common):
 - Labyrinth: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Méniére disease,
Peripheral and Central Causes ... Vertigo Peripheral Causes ... paroxysmia Central Causes ... transient ischemic attack ... Peripheral #Central #Causes