Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 β€’ Focal: Simple, Complex
 β€’ Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... Algorithm Unprovoked ... Toxic: Alcohol, Medication ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #neurology
Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 β€’ Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
Altered Mental Status ... β€’ Neurologic: ... Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure ... Abscess β€’ Toxic: Medications ... #Causes
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus 
 1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the
Emergency Treatment Algorithm ... for reversible cause ... succinylcholine REFRACTORY MEDICATION ... Convulsive #management #neurology ... #seizures #ACEP
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus
1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the Glucose)
2. Airway:
Emergency Treatment Algorithm ... for reversible cause ... Refractory medications ... #Management #Neurology ... #Pharmacology
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   β€’ Prolonged standing
- Differential Diagnosis ... depletion - Medication ... Syncope Mimics - Seizure ... Classification #Table ... #Causes
Management of Convulsive Status Epilepticus in children
Stabilization Phase (Seizure 0-5 minutes):
 β€’ Check and maintain ABC
of Convulsive Status ... Alternative medications ... Refractory Status ... #Management #neurology ... pediatrics #peds #algorithm
Causes of Priapism
Many disease states have been associated with priapism, including hematologic disorders, malignancy, neurologic disorders,
Causes of Priapism ... Many disease states ... trauma, infection, medications ... recreational drugs #Diagnosis ... #Table
The first step is to separate seizures by how they begin in the brain. The type
The type of seizure ... medication, possibilities ... , and possible causes ... starts in one side ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Hyperthermic Toxidromes
Five toxidromes may present with overlapping features: hyperthermia, rhabdomyolysis, altered mental status/seizures.
 β€’ Sympathomimetic -
altered mental status ... /seizures ... pharmacogenetic disease caused ... Toxidromes #comparison #table ... #diagnosis #differential
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rhabdomyolysis = Destruction of skeletal muscle with leakage of contents into circulation.
- Differential Diagnosis ... Strenuous exercise, Seizures ... Lipid-lowering drugs (statins ... #Causes #nephrology ... #table