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Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Unprovoked ... Hyperglycemia, Hyponatremia ... #neurology
Causes of Secondary / Provoked Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Febrile
Infection
 • Sepsis
 • Encephalitis
 • Meningitis
Metabolic
of Secondary / Provoked ... Seizures - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hypocalcemia • Hyponatremia ... #Seizures #Neurology
Causes of Provoked Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - "DIMS" Mnemonic
Drugs:
 • Drug overdose
 •
Causes of Provoked ... Algorithm - "DIMS ... Hypocalcemia • Hyponatremia ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Peds #
Causes of Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infantile:
 • Benign Focal Epilepsy of Infancy
 • West
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Infantile ... Hypocalcemia • Hyponatremia ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Evaluation of Hyponatremia ... nausea, confusion, seizures ... #EM #IM #Nephro ... #Hyponatremia # ... #Differential #Algorithm
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
Hyponatremia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... UnremarkableLab #Hyponatremia ... #Algorithm #diagnosis ... #nephrology #sodium
Hyponatremia - Differential Algorithm
Isotonic Hyponatremia: Hyperlipidemia, Hyperproteinemia, Recent TURP
Hypotonic Hyponatremia: 
 • Hypovolemia: Diuretics/Nephropathies, Vomiting, Diarrhea,
Hyponatremia - Differential ... Hyponatremia: Hyperlipidemia ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... #diagnosis #causes ... #nephrology #sodium
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... exertion/training - Seizures ... Hyperuricemia • Hyponatremia ... Shift of extracellular ... causes #treatment #nephrology