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Causes of Altered Mental Status #Diagnosis #EM #IM #AMS #AlteredMentalStatus #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Causes of Altered ... Mental Status # ... Diagnosis #EM #IM
Major Adverse Events and Relationship of NPO Status in Pediatric Sedation/Anesthesia Outside the Operating Room

Source Paper:
Relationship of NPO Status ... in Pediatric Sedation ... TheSGEM #NPO #Status ... Procedural #Sedation #EBM ... #VisualAbstract
Point-of-care Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Abscess in Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

1. POCUS is more accurate
Ultrasound for Diagnosis ... cellulitis in cases ... LikelihoodRatios #Accuracy #Diagnosis ... #Exam #VisualAbstract ... #EBM
ConSEPT and EcLiPSE – Levetiracetam versus Phenytoin for Status Epilepticus - Visual Abstract
Don't Forget the Bubbles,
Phenytoin for Status ... second-line treatment of paediatric ... convulsive status ... #Epilepticus #VisualAbstract ... #EBM #Peds #Pediatrics
Causes of Urinary Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Transient - Easily reversible cause (DIAPPERS)
Causes of Urinary ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Delirium/confusional states ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... DIAPPERS #Mnemonic #Geriatrics
Causes of Falls in the Elderly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
- Intrinsic Factors - 
Presyncope / Syncope
Causes of Falls ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Environment • Rugs • Stairs ... Falls #Elderly #Geriatrics ... #Algorithm #Causes
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Differential Diagnosis ... symptoms (HA, nausea ... Assessment of volume status ... drug history #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #Nephro
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Short Stature - ... Differential Diagnosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... endocrinology #causes ... #pediatrics
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
Creatine Kinase - Causes ... - Medications: statins ... (COVID19, CMV/EBV ... - Medications- Statins ... #differential #diagnosis
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Infectious: Influenza, EBV ... Myopathy: Drugs (statin ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #causes #neurology