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Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential Diagnostic Schema
Chronic: ASCVD, Venous, Vasculitides 5% (PAN, [E]GPA, IgA, MPA)
Acute
 - Venous
- Differential ... Antiphospholipid syndrome ... hypovolemia), Meds ... /Treatments (Pressors ... #Schema #Differential
The RIGID patient: tetanus mimics
 - Serotonin Syndrome
 - Neuroleptic Malignant Sx
 - Malignant Hyperthermia
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- Serotonin Syndrome ... - Drug-induced Dystonia ... tetanus #mimics #comparison ... rigid #patient #differential
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Treatment
Blood pressure control:
 • Aim for 10-25% BP reduction within
Posterior Reversible ... Encephalopathy Syndrome ... (PRES) - Treatment ... Encephalopathy #Syndrome ... #Treatment #Management
Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary/Functional
 • lnsufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic
 • Hirschsprung's Disease
 • Imperforate
Constipation - Differential ... Cord Lesions • Myotonia ... Guillan-Barré Syndrome ... Constipation #Pediatric #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary / Functional:
 • Insufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic:
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Constipation - Differential ... Cord Lesions • Myotonia ... Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... #Constipation #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Dizziness - Central and Peripheral Causes - Differential Diagnosis
Central Causes:
 • Cerebrovascular:  vertebrobasilar, TIA, Wallenburg,
Peripheral Causes - Differential ... hemorrhage, Brainstem ischemia ... Tumours: CPA, posterior ... • Cogan's syndrome ... Peripheral #Causes #Differential
Causes of Hypotonic Infant (Floppy Newborn) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Central Nervous System - Decreased LOC, Axial
Floppy Newborn) - Differential ... • Hypoxic-Ischemic ... Other Congenital Syndromes ... • Congenital Myotonic ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Causes of Pediatric Spells - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neonates and Infant Spells:
 • Benign Sleep Myoclonus
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Pediatric Spells - Differential ... Colic • Sandifer Syndrome ... • Transient Ischemic ... Cataplexy #Spells #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Causes of Congenital Anomalies - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malformation
 • Embryonic development failure or inadequacy (often multifactorial)
Deformation
Congenital Anomalies - Differential ... normal tissue (e.g. ischemia ... of Anomalies (Syndromic ... Anomalies #Anomaly #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Guillain-Barre syndrome ... Lambert Eaton Syndrome ... Shellfish poisoning, Meds ... Muscular dystrophy, Myotonic ... Weakness #Causes #differential