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Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Hypertension and Altered Mental ... Status (AMS) - Differential ... • PRES • Sympathetic ... Hyperthyroidism CNS: • Stroke ... #Diagnosis #causes
Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
- Differential ... • Neurologic: Stroke ... Uremia, Hepatic encephalopathy ... Insomnia, HTN, PRES ... #Diagnosis #Causes
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