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Altitude Sickness: Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE) and High Altitude Pulmonary Edema
Mountain Sickness (AMS ... Sickness #Mountain #AMS ... HAPE #Diagnosis #Management
Acute Altered Mental Status - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask while en route: vitals, hyper/hypoactive, POC glucose,
Rapid Response Management ... and stabilize: AMS ... NatalieRosen_MD #AMS ... mental #status #Management
Acute Mountain Sickness - High Altitude
Incidence varies - rate increases with altitude and rate of ascent
• Little AMS seen ... 1000ft/day • AMS ... Louise Score, AMS ... High #Altitude #AMS ... #diagnosis #management
High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE)
Severe AMS with altered mental status, ataxia, and other neurological manifestations such
(HACE) Severe AMS ... soon as possible ... Etiology of AMS/ ... occurrence of AMS ... HACE #diagnosis #management
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Scoping Summary
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT (VARICEAL-B):
V - Vasoconstrictor therapy: (Octreotide 50mcg bolus
PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT ... do not extent as ... active hematemesis, AMS ... Variceal Bleed Management ... Endoscopy #diagnosis #management
Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
Diagnosis and Management ... qSOFA, defined as ... AMS (GCS < 15) ... in-hospital mortality Management ... Criteria #Diagnosis #Management
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
jaundice ​• Neuro: AMS ... Fever #diagnosis #management
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
: - Neuro: AMS ... have fever - ACS ... TLS #diagnosis #management
Bradycardia
1) First Steps: IV, O2, Monitors, ECG, Pads on patient, Crash Cart in room. Is patient
Shock, SBP <90, AMS ... #differential #management
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Mental Status (AMS ... • Cocaine • NMS ... #Hypertension #AMS