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Causes of Pediatric Spells - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neonates and Infant Spells:
 • Benign Sleep Myoclonus
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Causes of Pediatric ... Spells - Differential ... Neonates and Infant Spells ... Breath-holding spells ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Gastric Acid Secretion - Pathophysiology
Chief cell - Pepsinogen
Parietal cell - Acid, Intrinsic factor
G cell - Gastrin
Inhibitors:
Gastric Acid Secretion ... Parietal cell - Acid ... Somatostatin Phases of acid ... Thought, sight or smell ... release #Gastric #Acid
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
 •
Causes of Apparent ... Breath-holding spell ... Witnessed Choking Spell ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Hyperuricemia: Pathogenesis and Complications

 - Hypercalcemia (due to diseases like Sarcoidosis and Hyperparathyroidism) -> Accumulation of
to filter uric acid ... like lactic acid ... and keto-acids) ... secretion of uric acid ... Release of purine bases
High Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis (HAGMA) - Mnemonics
Why should we switch from MUDPILES to GOLDMARK?
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toxins that can cause ... Three new organic acids ... and acid precursors ... recognized as causes
Causes of Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infantile:
 • Benign Focal Epilepsy of Infancy
 • West
Causes of Pediatric ... Neonates and Infant Spells ... Breath-holding spells ... and Adolescents Spells ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Medications for the Management of Anemia

TREATMENT OF ANEMIA
 - Cyanocobalamin/B12
 - Erythropoietin/epoetin alfa
 - Darbepoetin alfa
Management of Anemia TREATMENT ... alfa - Folic acid ... - Iron TREATMENT ... #Pharmacology #Treatment
Causes of Hyperuricemia
Increased production
 • Solid-organ transplant
 • Tumor lysis syndrome
 • Rhabdomyolysis
 • Lesch Nyhan
Causes of Hyperuricemia ... - nicotinic acid ... + uric acid • ... with the uric acid ... Hyperuricemia #Causes
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Treatment Algorithm

IBS-Constipation:
 • Constipation: Osmotic laxatives
 • Abdominal pain: Antispasmodics

IBS-Diarrhea:
 • Diarrhea:
Syndrome (IBS) Treatment ... Loperamide, Bile acid ... Syndrome #IBS #Treatment
Occult Causes of Non-Response to Vasopressors

vital disclaimer: the cognitive response to hypotension should not be reaching
Occult Causes of ... hypotension is treatment ... response -> cognitive pause ... toxicologic - 2nd cause ... #Differential #Causes