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Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
Altered Mental Status ... Diagnosis • Neurologic ... : Stroke, Cerebral ... Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure ... #Diagnosis #Causes
AEIOU TIPS - Mnemonic for Causes of Altered Mental Status
A - Alcohol, Acidosis, Ammonia, Arrhythmia
E -
of Altered Mental ... Status A - Alcohol ... Poisoning S - Stroke ... , Seizure, Syncope ... encephalopathy #diagnosis #differential
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Mental Status ( ... AMS) - Differential ... Hyperthyroidism CNS: • Stroke ... compensatory HTN • Seizures ... Diagnosis #causes
Differential Diagnosis: New-Onset Seizure in the Elderly

STRUCTURAL:
 • Stroke/TIA, Subdural hematoma, mass
 • Traumatic Brain Injury
Differential Diagnosis ... STRUCTURAL: • Stroke ... cardiovascular causes ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #Geriatrics
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
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- Differential ... • Aphasia • Apraxia ... Asterognosia • Seizures ... Cognition/Confusion, Dementia ... #Hemiplegia #Neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Reversible course Differential ... , Stroke, Paraneoplastic ... : Treat with AEDs ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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HIV, or lyme • Altered ... mental status, ... fever, myalgia), seizures ... conditions: • Stroke ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Infection in HIV / AIDS ... - Differential ... Fever, headache, altered ... mental status, ... Demyelinating disease caused
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
attention to volume status ... Assess volume status ... of symptomatic (seizures ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management ... #nephrology #sodium
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
- Differential ... cardiomyopathy, ARDS ... instability, Confusion, Altered ... consciousness, Coma/seizure ... #diagnosis #causes