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Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary / Functional:
 • Insufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic:
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Constipation - Differential ... Volume / Bulk Neurologic ... Pseudo-obstruction Neurologic ... Cord Lesions • Myotonia ... #Constipation #Differential
Causes of Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Tics:
 • Tourette's Syndrome
 • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Compulsive Disorder Dystonia ... • Generalized dystonia ... Blepharospasm • Cervical Dystonia ... MovementDisorders #Neurology ... #Differential #
Causes of Secondary / Provoked Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Febrile
Infection
 • Sepsis
 • Encephalitis
 • Meningitis
Metabolic
Provoked Seizures - Differential ... Movement disorders (Dystonia ... Provoked #Seizures #Neurology ... #Differential #
Causes of Tremors - Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Action Tremor - Occurs During Voluntary Muscle
Movement Disorders - Differential ... Essential tremor • Dystonia ... MovementDisorders #Neurology ... #Differential #
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus) on Physical Exam
A tonic flexion of the trunk of the body to one
of the body to one ... degrees due to dystonia ... Treatment: anticholinergics ... PhysicalExam #clinical #neurology
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Antipsychotic Drugs Acute dystonia ... months or years of treatment ... choreoathetosis or dystonia ... months or years of treatment ... #pharmacology #management
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Diagnosis and Management ... • Bone marrow ... acute leukemia Management ... only curative treatment ... #treatment #hematology
Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
Stroke - Differential ... Algorithm and Management ... #Stroke #CVA #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #management ... #neurology #treatment
Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
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• Blood smear: Differential ... Anemia #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome - Diagnosis
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome is an idiosyncratic reaction to antipsychotic medications classically characterized
can occur at any tine ... cogwheel effect (+/- dystonia ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #neurology