Pediatric Altered Mental Status

The Center for Medical Education's new course title EMCert Module Mastery has been designed to guarantee participants a passing grade on the new MyEMCert exams from ABEM.  This episode comes from the Neurology Module and discusses Pediatric AMS.

Differential Diagnosis: Epilepsy (active seizures or post‐ictal state), CNS infection: meningitis, encephalitis, Intussusception, midgut malrotation, Nonaccidental trauma, BRUE, Inborn errors of metabolism, Endocrine (new onset DKA), Electrolyte disturbance, Obstructed VP shunt, Toxicologic causes.

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