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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 ... Myocarditis Metabolic ... Inborn Errors of Metabolism ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
MCH, MCHC, Serum Iron ... Reticulocytes • Iron ... Reticulocytes, Increased Unconjugated ... Disorder • RBC Metabolism ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
 Acute Iron Poisoning

There are five classically described phases of toxicity:
Gastrointestinal phase (~6 hours post-ingestion)
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Acute Iron Poisoning ... Abdominal pain, nausea ... deterioration Shock and metabolic ... - Anion gap metabolic ... Poisoning #Toxicity #Toxicology
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
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Causes of Sudden ... Pulmonary Anomaly • Metabolic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Stages of Iron Toxicity

Iron overdose can cause an anion gap metabolic acidosis. Severe cases can lead
can cause an anion ... gap metabolic acidosis ... Ill Shock and metabolic ... acidosis • Metabolic ... #Toxicity #Toxicology
Pediatric Vomiting - Gastrointestinal and Systemic Causes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hepatobiliary:
 • Acute Hepatitis
 • Acute
Pediatric Vomiting ... Gastrointestinal and Systemic Causes ... malrotation Endocrine/Metabolic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Causes of Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infantile:
 • Benign Focal Epilepsy of Infancy
 • West
Causes of Pediatric ... Encephalitis Provoked - Metabolic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Causes of Provoked Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - "DIMS" Mnemonic
Drugs:
 • Drug overdose
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Causes of Provoked ... Pediatric Seizures ... Encephalitis Metabolic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Clozapine Toxicology
Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic most often reserved for use in patients who have treatment-resistant
Clozapine Toxicology ... following first-pass metabolism ... - Metabolism - ... Clozapine is known to cause ... Toxicity #Diagnosis #Pharmacology
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion: Methanol
Solvent found in cleaning and printing solutions, adhesives, stains, paint removers,
antifreeze agent in
gasoline additive Pharmacology ... 1-2 mL/kg - Metabolite ... . formic acid) causes ... , but does NOT cause ... Diagnosis #Management #Toxicology