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Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
Generalized Seizures ... by a toxic or metabolic ... Toxic and metabolic ... other sedative drugs ... Classification #Diagnosis #Neurology
Causes of Secondary / Provoked Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Febrile
Infection
 • Sepsis
 • Encephalitis
 • Meningitis
Metabolic
Secondary / Provoked Seizures ... • Meningitis Metabolic ... Uremia • Alcohol/drug ... Secondary #Provoked #Seizures ... #Neurology #Differential
Non-cirrhotic Hyperammonemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hematologic & Vascular:
 • Multiple myeloma & Acute leukemia (plasma cells
Y t amino acid metabolism ... unmasked by: - Seizure ... Starvation (↑ muscle catabolism ... (direct ↑) Drugs ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... , Recreational drugs ... Neurocysticercosis, PML • Metabolic ... Eclampsia, Prophyria #Seizures ... Algorithm #Causes #neurology
Clozapine Toxicology
Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic most often reserved for use in patients who have treatment-resistant
antipsychotic drugs ... following first-pass metabolism ... - Metabolism - ... neutropenia - seizures ... Toxicity #Diagnosis #Pharmacology
Stroke Mimics - Differential Diagnosis - MINT Mnemonic
 • Metabolic: Hyper-glycemia, Hypoglycemia, Wernicke's encephalopathy, Mitochondrial Encephalopathy
MINT Mnemonic • Metabolic ... • Neurologic: Seizure ... Disorder • Toxins: Drug ... MINT #Mnemonic #neurology
Uric Acid Homeostasis
In the liver, purines are metabolized to uric acid. The last step in purine
step in purine metabolism ... The gout drug pegloticase ... Homeostasis #Gout #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology #
Phases of Colchicine Toxicity
 - Early Phase (0-24h) 
 - Multi-organ failure Phase (1-7 days)
arrest Neurologic: Seizures ... Hemolysis, DIC Metabolic ... : Metabolic acidosis ... Colchicine #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #Phases #Pharmacology
Phenylephrine - Anesthesia Pharmacology
Trade Name: Phenylephrine
Brand Name(s): Neo-Synephrine
Drug Type: α-1 Agonist
Time of Onset: Rapid
Duration of Action:
Phenylephrine - Anesthesia ... Pharmacology Trade ... Neo-Synephrine Drug ... Action: Hepatic metabolism ... #Pharmacology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
 •
, Heat stroke, Metabolic ... exertion/training, Seizures ... Drugs (Statins), ... Dermatomyositis) AKI - Pathophysiology