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Causes of Provoked Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - "DIMS" Mnemonic
Drugs:
 • Drug overdose
 •
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Encephalitis Metabolic ... Hypocalcemia • Hyponatremia ... #Causes #Peds # ... Pediatrics
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Toxic: Alcohol, Medication ... Neurocysticercosis, PML • Metabolic ... Hyperglycemia, Hyponatremia ... #Causes #neurology
Causes of Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infantile:
 • Benign Focal Epilepsy of Infancy
 • West
Causes of Pediatric ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Encephalitis Provoked - Metabolic ... Hypocalcemia • Hyponatremia ... #Causes #Peds #
Numerous drugs taken by elderly persons can affect water balance by direct action on the kidney
action on the kidney ... #Diagnosis #Pharmacology ... #Geriatrics #Hyponatremia ... #Medications #DrugInduced ... #List #Differential
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
resistance • Metabolic ... disequilibrium syndrome • Diagnosis ... and euvolemic hyponatremia ... Excretion #Diuresis #Nephrology ... #Pharmacology #Medications
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Diagnosis Framework ... Heat stroke - Metabolic ... Hyperuricemia • Hyponatremia ... nephrotoxicity to kidney ... causes #treatment #nephrology
Metabolic Causes of Kidney Stones in Children
 • Calcium Oxalate: Primary Hyperoxaluria type 1-3, Secondary Hyperoxaluria
Metabolic Causes ... of Kidney Stones ... #Stones #pediatrics ... #nephrology #differential ... #diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis: New-Onset Seizure in the Elderly

STRUCTURAL:
 • Stroke/TIA, Subdural hematoma, mass
 • Traumatic Brain Injury
Differential Diagnosis ... METABOLIC - Electrolyte ... withdrawal • Medication ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Geriatrics
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Reversible course Differential ... Electrolyte abnormality, Medication ... Drug toxicity, Metabolic ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs ... #management #neurology