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Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reflex Syncope:
• Vasovagal: Prolonged standing, Stress, Pain
• Situational: Coughing, Sneezing, Micturition, Defecation,
Syncope - Differential ... Mimics: • Seizure ... Subclavian steal syndrome ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #mimics
Syncope in 3 Steps
1. Consider the 3 "S" Mimics: Seizure, low Sugar, Stroke (TIA)
2. Heart vs
Syncope in 3 Steps ... Consider the 3 "S" Mimics ... : Seizure, low Sugar ... subclavian steal syndrome ... #differential #
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
Shock - Differential ... - Vasovagal syncope ... Mimics - Seizure ... Subclavian steal syndrome ... #Differential #
Causes of Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infantile:
 • Benign Focal Epilepsy of Infancy
 • West
Causes of Pediatric Seizures ... - Differential ... Daydreaming • Syncope ... Cataplexy #Seizures ... #Epilepsy #Differential
Differential Diagnosis: New-Onset Seizure in the Elderly

STRUCTURAL:
 • Stroke/TIA, Subdural hematoma, mass
 • Traumatic Brain Injury
Differential Diagnosis ... Seizure Mimics: ... • Syncope: Transient ... behavior disorder can mimic ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Differential Considerations for a Seizure or Seizure-like Event
The following diagnoses may have presentations that can be
Differential Considerations ... difficult to differentiate ... - Orthostatic syncope ... - Cardiogenic syncope ... #mimics #Differential
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... variable block Mimics ... consciousness • Near-syncope ... , or syncope: Hemodynamically ... Palpitations #Cardiology #Differential