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Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
Mental Status - Differential ... • Neurologic: Stroke ... Uremia, Hepatic encephalopathy ... Constipation, Delirium - VA ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
- Differential Diagnosis ... blood from vena cava ... #physicalexam # ... diagnosis #cardiology #differential ... #causes
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
- Differential ... → Syncope • Signs ... CNS dysfunction (encephalopathy ... heat #illness #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
Alzheimer - 1st cause ... (parkinsonian signs ... multiple ischemic stroke ... MNCD #Dementia #Differential ... #Subtypes #Classification
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy ... circulation: MCA ACA ... Reversible course Differential ... Constipation, Seizures, Stroke ... the underlying cause
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Vasculitides - Differential ... tract, and often causes ... Palpable purpura: strong ... sign of cutaneous ... #rheumatology #classification