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Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
Altered Mental Status ... - Differential ... Uremia, Hepatic encephalopathy ... UTI, Pneumonia, Sepsis ... Encephalitis, Abscess
Causes of Altered Level of Consciousness GCS < 7 - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Brain Involvement - Hemispheric
Causes of Altered ... • Neoplastic Abscess ... • Hypertensive encephalopathy ... Involvement - Infection ... - Excesses • Liver
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS)
•	Non-specific (infections vs non-infectious)
•	≥2 of the following:
o	Temp >38°C or <36°C
o	HR >90 bpm
o	RR
Non-specific (infections ... vs non-infectious ... high risk): o Altered ... >2 mmol/L Management ... control (drain abscesses
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy ... /Sepsis/Shock, Autoimmune ... Reversible course Differential ... Diagnosis: • Infection ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Liver Abscess and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis
Most Common: Polymicrobial, E Coli, Klebsiella, Strep/Enterococcus, Staph, Anaerobes
Infectious Differential:
Liver Abscess and ... Staph, Anaerobes Infectious ... Fasciola - Non-Infectious ... #Abscess #Differential ... Diagnosis #hepatology #management
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Inflammatory: infectious ... (sepsis) or not ... AI, thyroid dz liver ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #differential
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Inflammatory: infectious ... (sepsis) or not ... AI, thyroid dz liver ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #differential
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Fever, headache, altered ... tuberculomas, or abscesses ... • VZV • HIV encephalopathy ... #differential #
Acute Altered Mental Status - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask while en route: vitals, hyper/hypoactive, POC glucose,
Acute Altered Mental ... Rapid Response Management ... glucose, security, access ... #criticalcare #encephalopathy ... #differential #
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Hepatic Encephalopathy ... Diagnosis and Management ... • Caused by liver ... Precipitants: Infection ... of awareness, Altered