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Algorithm for the differentiation between simple and complex febrile seizures. Guidelines for evaluation of each. #Diagnosis
Algorithm for the ... between simple and complex ... Diagnosis #Management #EM ... Fever #Seizure #Algorithm ... Workup #Simple #Complex
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
• Sick Sinus Syndrome ... bpm) - Narrow Complex ... WPW) - Narrow Complex ... Tachycardia - Wide Complex ... aberrancy - Wide Complex
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

WPW is a congenital abnormality characterized by an abnormal accessory conduction pathway between the atria
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome ... The definitive treatment ... upstroke of QRS complex ... ) 2 Wide QRS complex
Status Epilepticus - Management
Seizure > 5 mins or two seizures without complete recovery between them
PEDS
Benzo Dose
seizures without complete ... seizures #management #treatment ... #algorithm #peds
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Focal: Simple, Complex ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Treatment of Stable Wide-Complex Tachycardia
Regular
 • If ventricular tachycardia or uncertain rhythm:
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Treatment of Stable ... Wide-Complex Tachycardia ... Follow narrow-complex ... #Tachycardia #Treatment ... management #cardiology #algorithm
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
DIAGNOSTICS Paracentesis ... • Early (<12h) paracentesis ... Day 3 repeat paracentesis ... fluoroquinolone to complete ... #prophylaxis #treatment
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPGN) AKA: Mesangiocapillary GN
 • Active Urine Sediment (dysmorphic RBC, RBC casts, +/- proteinuria)
walls Immune-Complex ... immune deposits on EM ... anti-phospholipid syndrome
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Premature Ventricular Complexes ... (e.g., long QT syndrome ... : • Broad QRS complex ... more intensive treatment ... #Ventricular #Complexes
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... SARS-CoV-2 (or complete ... #COPD #AECOPD #Algorithm ... #Exacerbation #treatment