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Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
Generalized Seizures ... Generalized seizures ... either a partial seizure ... withdrawal from alcohol ... hyperglycemia, hyponatremia
Diagnostic Approach to Hyponatremia
Box A:
 • Normo/hyperosmolar Hyponatremia: Glucose, Mannitol, Glycine, Contrast media, Maltose
 • Pseudohyponatremia:
Diagnostic Approach to Hyponatremia ... Normo/hyperosmolar Hyponatremia ... Osmoles: Urea, Alcohol ... 8, Somnolence, Seizures ... Wilkinsonjonny #Hyponatremia
MOVE STUPID - Mnemonic for Altered Mental Status (Delirium)
 - Metabolic (hypercalcemia, hyponatremia)
 - Oxygen (hypoxia)
hypercalcemia, hyponatremia ... hypoglycemia) - Seizures ... Infectious - Drugs, Alcohol
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis ... Calculate serum osmolality ... Measure urine osmolality ... of symptomatic (seizures ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management
Alcohol Pharmacology and Toxicology

#Alcohol #Cessation #Pharmacology #etoh #toxicology #medications #management
Alcohol Pharmacology ... Toxicology #Alcohol ... #Cessation #Pharmacology ... #medications #management
Buproprion (Wellbutrin): Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Adverse Effects: Headache, Dry Mouth, Weight loss, Insomnia, Constipation,
, Tachycardia, Seizures ... disorders that reduce seizure ... nervosa, Epilepsy, Alcohol ... #SideEffects #Pharmacology
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... Moyamoya • Toxic: Alcohol ... Hyperglycemia, Hyponatremia ... Eclampsia, Prophyria #Seizures
Algorithm for the diagnosis of hyponatremia.

If you start with the osmolalities, urinary sodium etc first and
the diagnosis of hyponatremia ... #Diagnosis #Hyponatremia ... Differential #Algorithm #Osmolality ... #management
Causes of Secondary / Provoked Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Febrile
Infection
 • Sepsis
 • Encephalitis
 • Meningitis
Metabolic
Secondary / Provoked Seizures ... Hypocalcemia • Hyponatremia ... • Uremia • Alcohol ... Secondary #Provoked #Seizures
Hyponatremia (<135 mEq/L) is a common electrolyte abnormality caused by an excess of total body water
Hyponatremia (<135 ... asymptomatic to seizures ... urea causes the hyponatremia ... True hyponatremia ... #hyponatremia #ADH