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Causes of Secondary / Provoked Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Febrile
Infection
 • Sepsis
 • Encephalitis
 • Meningitis
Metabolic
- Differential Diagnosis ... Encephalitis • Meningitis ... • Hyperglycemia ... Hypocalcemia • Hyponatremia ... Provoked #Seizures #Neurology
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Infectious: Meningitis ... , Hyperglycemia, ... Hyponatremia, Hypomagnesemia ... Algorithm #Causes #neurology
Brudzinski's Sign on Physical Exam - Meningitis

#Brudzinskis #Sign #PhysicalExam #clinical #video #neurology #peds #pediatrics #meningitis
Brudzinski's Sign ... Physical Exam - Meningitis ... #Brudzinskis #Sign ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #neurology #peds
Hyponatremia Differential Diagnosis Table

 • Step 1: Correct for hyperglycemia. Corrected Na = [(glucose - 100)/
Hyponatremia Differential ... Diagnosis Table ... 1: Correct for hyperglycemia ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Table #nephrology
Causes of Provoked Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - "DIMS" Mnemonic
Drugs:
 • Drug overdose
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Sepsis • Meningitis ... • Hyperglycemia ... Hypocalcemia • Hyponatremia ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Hypernatremia Diagnosis and Workup

Step 1 . Repeat the sodium concentration.
Step 2.  Check plasma osmolality.
NORMAL PLASMA
Hypernatremia Diagnosis ... mmol/L - true hyponatremia ... pseudohyponatremia • hyperglycemia ... #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Algorithm #Nephrology
Modified Hyponatremia Algorithm
Hypertonic Hyponatremia: Hyperglycemia, Mannitol, Urologic irrigants
Hypotonic Hyponatremia: 
 • ADH ON (UOsm > 100):
Modified Hyponatremia ... Algorithm Hypertonic Hyponatremia ... : Hyperglycemia, ... #Algorithm #diagnosis ... #sodium #nephrology
Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
, hyperglycemia, ... hyponatremia, and ... bacterial meningitis ... Classification #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #Signs
Causes of Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infantile:
 • Benign Focal Epilepsy of Infancy
 • West
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Sepsis • Meningitis ... • Hyperglycemia ... Hypocalcemia • Hyponatremia ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Kernig's Sign in Meningitis

Kernig's sign is present if the patient, in the supine position with the
Meningitis Kernig's ... In this video, the ... #Video #PhysicalExam ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... #neurology