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Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
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Causes of Apparent ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Neurologic: • Seizure ... Breath-holding spell (age-dependent ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
- Increasing age ... chromosome 21) Signs ... dysfunction: myoclonic seizure ... pathophysiology #geriatrics ... #diagnosis #signs
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
- Differential Diagnosis ... associated with HAPE are ... • Traumatic brain ... hemorrhage, and seizure ... #differential #diagnosis
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes ... of congenital brain ... neurological findings or seizure ... headache #redflags #signs ... differential #emergency #diagnosis
Newborn Infant - Routine Examination

Birthweight, gestational age and birthweight percentile are noted.
General observation Of the baby's
Birthweight, gestational age ... surrogate measure of brain ... is also a late sign ... #Examination #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Diagnosis
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Epidemiology: - Bimodal age ... Myotonic dystrophy - Brain ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... test - Cogan sign ... - Peek sign
CHALICE Predictors of Clinically Significant Head Iniury 
History 
 - Witnessed LOC > 5min 
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non-accidental injury - Seizure ... under 1 year of age ... fontanelle - Signs ... #Injury #Diagnosis ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
Diagnosis? ... organism (soap bubble sign ... Nausea & vomiting ... Seizure/FND can ... meningitis #T2 #MRI #Brain