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Status Epilepticus - Management
Seizure > 5 mins or two seizures without complete recovery between them
PEDS
Benzo Dose
Status Epilepticus ... between them PEDS ... Anti-epileptic #3 ... management #treatment #algorithm ... #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Diagnosis
Clinical Features:
 • Altered mental status (Either lethargy, confusion, or
(PRES) - Diagnosis ... Altered mental status ... agitation) • Seizures ... Immunomodulatory meds ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Risk factors 3. ... correction: Levels 2-3 ... : Treat with AEDs ... #neurology
Hypernatremia Diagnosis and Workup

Step 1 . Repeat the sodium concentration.
Step 2.  Check plasma osmolality.
NORMAL PLASMA
administration Step 3. ... Assess volume status ... • nephrotic syndrome ... #Workup #Algorithm ... #Nephrology
Approach to Neonatal Jaundice

Causes of pathologic hyperbilirubinemia can be classified as due to (1) increased bilirubin
bilirubin load (i.e., pre-hepatic ... , hepatic) or (3) ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... Neonatal #Jaundice #Algorithm ... #Differential #Workup
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Workup Algorithm

1) Check Urine Osmolality:
 > 600 mOsm/kg - Implies extrarenal mechanism
- Differential Diagnosis ... Workup Algorithm ... mechanism 2) Volume Status ... #Workup #Algorithm ... #nephrology #sodium
Management of Convulsive Status Epilepticus in children
Stabilization Phase (Seizure 0-5 minutes):
 • Check and maintain ABC
: 8 mg) over 2-3 ... IV infusion of 3 ... #Management #neurology ... #pediatrics #peds ... #algorithm
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
 •
Algorithm Cardiac ... Metabolism • Reye's Syndrome ... Disturbances Neurologic ... : • Seizure ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis ... caused by the inability ... to work through ... demyelination syndrome ... of symptomatic (seizures
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
Algorithm Red ... papilledema • Horner syndrome ... Altered mental status ... fever, myalgia), seizures ... #Algorithm #neurology