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Epilepsy Seizure Types - Generalized vs Focal

Generalized Seizures
 - Absence seizures 
 - Myoclonic seizures
Epilepsy Seizure ... - Tonic-clonic ... Classification #Neurology ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - ... Differential Diagnosis ... underlying lung disease ... #Chronic #Cough ... #Differential #
Focal Seizures
Focal Seizures With Impairment of Consciousness
 - The seizure may or may not start with
autonomic or psvchic symptoms ... autonomic or psychic symptoms ... resemble tonic—clonic ... As in a tonic-clonic ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
When tonic—clonic ... / Tonic-Clonic ... Classification #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #Signs ... #Symptoms #Comparison
Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

CRITICAL DIAGNOSES:
 - Acute myocardial infarction
 - Pulmonary embolism or
Differential Diagnosis ... : - Acute myocardial ... Thyroid storm - Acute ... Dehydration - Recent seizure ... - Sickle cell disease
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
 -
Features of Pulmonary Diseases ... - Nodular - Acute ... Glass Opacity - Chronic ... XRay #ChestCT #Differential ... #Diagnosis
Classification, Differential Diagnosis, and Features of Hyponatremia According to Volume Status 

Hypervolemic hypernatremia 
 - CHF
Classification, Differential ... Diagnosis, and ... syndrome - Acute ... and chronic kidney ... disease Normovolemic
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
•
Causes of Acute ... • Inflammatory disease ... /phimosis #Diagnosis ... Postrenal #Failure #Differential ... #Nephrology
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemia, UNa > 20: 
 • Renal losses, Diuretic excess,
Hyponatremia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... UNa > 20: • Acute ... or chronic renal ... #Causes #nephrology
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
with the same symptoms ... ) - Previous chronic ... neurological findings or seizure ... #differential # ... emergency #diagnosis