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Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
Altered Mental Status ... DiagnosisNeurologic ... : Stroke, Cerebral ... hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage ... #AMS #Differential
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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HIV, or lyme • Altered ... mental status, ... conditions: • Stroke ... thrombosis • Hemorrhage ... #neurology #PHANTOMS
Peripheral and Central Causes of Vertigo
Peripheral Causes (Common):
 - Labyrinth: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Méniére disease,
often classified as ... Cerebellar infarct or hemorrhage ... - Strong Medicine ... #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
characterized by: • Headache ... • Headache • ... circulation: MCA ACA ... Reversible course Differential ... Constipation, Seizures, Stroke
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
- subarachnoid hemorrhage ... thrombophilia, neurologic ... encephalopathy: altered ... postpartum #Diagnosis ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
meningovascular (stroke ... rigidity) • Altered ... /l is regarded as ... a strong indicator ... #diagnosis #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... , altered mental ... • Imaging: - Hemorrhage ... • Symptoms: AMS ... CNS #Infections #differential
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
illness, such as ... Subarachnoid hemorrhage ... followed by acute altered ... signs #symptoms #differential ... #emergency #diagnosis
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... 50 years • New headache ... affects the skin, neurologic ... Angiitis of the Central