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Diagnostic Algorithm for the Patient with Seizure in the Emergency Department
Does the history suggest a seizure?
Seizure in the Emergency ... of additional symptoms ... light-headedness, headache ... Diagnosis #Seizure #management ... #Neurology
Causes of Secondary Headaches (without Red Flag Symptoms) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute
 • Sinusitis
 • Dental
without Red Flag Symptoms ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Sickness Chronic - Drugs ... #Neurology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
the Management ... continuous vital sign ... anti-epileptic drugs ... #Management #Emergency ... #Neurology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Meningeal signs ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... and signs (e.g. ... #neurology #PHANTOMS
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY ... there a dialysis indication ... require urgent nephrology ... obstruction, Nephrotoxic drugs ... workup #diagnosis #nephrology
Migraine Prevention and Prophylaxis
Who to Consider: 
 • ≥ 4 significant headaches or migraine attacks/month
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days/month • Medication-overuse ... Severe/DisabIing symptoms ... Preventative Medications ... #prophylaxis #neurology ... #headache #management
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hypertensive urgency or emergency ... hypertension (multi-drug ... Nephritic syndrome • AKI ... HTN #Secondary #Nephrology
Headaches Overview - Primary vs Secondary Headaches

What’s the Core Difference?
 • Primary headache = headache is
symptom of something ... ESR ↑) • HTN emergency ... N Neurological signs ... confusion, focal signs ... Secondary #Comparison #Neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Hypertension/Hypertensive emergency ... Neurological symptoms ... /Drug toxicity, ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Framework and Management ... - Toxins - Drugs ... : • Triad of symptoms ... + myoglobin AKI ... causes #treatment #nephrology