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Causes of Provoked Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - "DIMS" Mnemonic
Drugs:
 • Drug overdose
 •
Causes of Provoked ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Drug overdose • Alcohol ... Withdrawal • ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Alcohol Use Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Tolerance (reduced sensitivity to effects of EtOH)
 •
Withdrawal ... , tachycardia, nausea ... tremor, insomnia, seizure ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Mental Status (AMS ... ) - Differential ... compensatory HTN • Seizures ... Drug (-): • ETOH ... #Diagnosis #causes
Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
caused by a toxic ... include withdrawal ... from alcohol or ... Classification #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #Signs
AEIOU TIPS - Mnemonic for Causes of Altered Mental Status
A - Alcohol, Acidosis, Ammonia, Arrhythmia
E -
Mental Status A - Alcohol ... Overdose, Oxygen, Opiates ... #MentalStatus #AMS ... encephalopathy #diagnosis ... #differential #
Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS) - ICU OnePager

Scoring Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS):
 • PAWSS
 • CIWA-Ar
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Alcohol Withdrawal ... Seizures (6-48 ... with normal vital signs ... #AWS #diagnosis ... treatment #management #etoh
Causes of Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infantile:
 • Benign Focal Epilepsy of Infancy
 • West
Seizures - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Drug overdose • Alcohol ... Withdrawal • ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Alcohol Withdrawal: Clinical Findings and Complications
The onset of alcohol withdrawal generally begins 6-24 hours after the
Alcohol Withdrawal ... Alcohol withdrawal ... #Alcohol #Withdrawal ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Time course of events during the alcohol withdrawal syndrome. 
The signs and symptoms that manifest earliest
The signs and symptoms ... palpitations, nausea ... hallucinations and seizures ... #alcohol #withdrawal ... deliriumtremens #diagnosis
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Red Flags and Differential ... Diagnosis Red ... ICP, Neoplasm, Seizure ... Histamine, Substance Withdrawal ... causes #primary