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Simplified Diagnosis of Metabolic Disorders
#Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics #Inherited #Congenital #Metabolism #Metabolic #Diseases #Disorders #Ketones #Ammonia #Differential
Simplified Diagnosis ... Metabolic Disorders #Diagnosis ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... Disorders #Ketones #Ammonia ... #Differential #
Schematic representation of the major sources of ammonia production and its excretory pathway (GI = gastrointestinal,
major sources of ammonia ... Reye syndrome (Peds ... #Pathophysiology ... Hyperammonemia #Differential ... #Diagnosis
AEIOU TIPS - Mnemonic for Causes of Altered Mental Status
A - Alcohol, Acidosis, Ammonia, Arrhythmia
E -
Alcohol, Acidosis, Ammonia ... MentalStatus #AMS #encephalopathy ... #diagnosis #differential
Non-cirrhotic Hyperammonemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hematologic & Vascular:
 • Multiple myeloma & Acute leukemia (plasma cells
Hyperammonemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Hyperammonemia #ammonia ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
A schema of the pathophysiology of the inborn errors of metabolism, excluding complex storage diseases. Helps
schema of the pathophysiology ... connections and pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Differential # ... Neonatology #Peds
Lab patterns seen in Inborn Errors of Metabolism

A table of lab values compiled from UpToDate and
additions, for diagnosing ... metabolicemergency-pathophysiology-differential-pediatrics-metabolism-algorithm-diagnosis ... #Neonatology #Peds ... Laboratory #Patterns #diagnosis
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
- CBC with differential ... if hypercapneic encephalopathy ... TSH - LFTs, ammonia ... #CriticalCare #Diagnosis
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... hypoglycemia, encephalopathy ... infiltration) Differential ... Diagnosis: Viral ... obstetrics #obgyn #diagnosis
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Reversible course Differential ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs ... Posterior #Reversible #Encephalopathy
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
syndrome • Wernicke encephalopathy ... Syndrome #Nutrition #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology