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Selected Potential Causes of Acute Pancreatitis
 - Drugs
 - Infections
 - Inherited Conditions
 - Mechanical/Structural
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Selected Potential Causes ... Pancreatitis - Drugs ... /Structural - Metabolic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Medications
Causes of Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis
 • Drugs & Toxins (Statins, alcohol, cocaine)
 • Direct Muscle
Causes of Rhabdomyolysis ... • Drugs & Toxins ... (myositis) • Metabolic ... enzymes or lipid metabolism ... #Causes
Serotonin Syndrome Drug Precipitants and Pharmacology
↑ Serotonin Formation: Tryptophan, Oxitriptan
↑ Serotonin Release: Amphetamines, Cocaine, Mirtazapine
↑ Serotonin
Serotonin Syndrome Drug ... Precipitants and Pharmacology ... Lithium ↓ Serotonin Metabolism ... #medications #causes ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Provoked Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - "DIMS" Mnemonic
Drugs:
 • Drug overdose
 •
Causes of Provoked ... - Differential Diagnosis ... DIMS" Mnemonic Drugs ... : • Drug overdose ... Encephalitis Metabolic
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
Causes of Palpitations ... • ILLICIT DRUGS ... • ANAEMIA • METABOLIC ... #Palpitations #Causes ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Tranexamic Acid - Indications and Pharmacology
Pharmacokinetics:
 • MOA: Inhibits plasminogen activation to plasmin & inhibits fibrinolysis
and Pharmacology ... angioedema) • Metabolism ... amount of hepatic metabolism ... : Urine Common Uses ... #Pharmacology #
Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Encephalitis • Metabolic ... Abscess • Toxic: Medications ... , Recreational drugs ... #Causes
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Toxic: Alcohol, Medication ... , Recreational drugs ... Neurocysticercosis, PML • Metabolic
Drug-Induced Edema
Drug-induced edema is caused by many drugs & can coincide with or worsen pre-existing peripheral
is caused by many ... DrugInduced #Edema #Medication ... #Causes #Differential ... #Pharmacology # ... Pathophysiology
Prolonged neuromuscular blockade - Differential Diagnosis
- Drugs, Acid-base Disorders, Metabolic, Neurologic, Electrolyte abnormalities

By Mark Harris, MD
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Drugs, Acid-base ... Disorders, Metabolic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Anesthesiology #Causes