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

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Mental Status (AMS ... /agitation • CNS ... Scleroderma renal crises ... • Cocaine • NMS ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
URT inflammation causes ... severe swelling causes ... replicates within CNS ... induces vascular & CNS ... CNS and hematologic
Drugs Causing Acute Pancreatitis

Class Ia: The medications in which there was a rechallenge and other causes
rechallenge and other causes ... out other common causes ... Class II: Cases ... and atleast4 case ... #Pancreatitis #Causes
Causes of Orthopnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Fear and Anxiety
 • Pleural Effusion
 • Ascites
Causes of Orthopnea ... manipulation - CNS ... lesion: ALS, MS ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
CNS Ring-Enhancing ... + toxo IgG • CNS ... 30% present w/ CNS ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #radiology #neurology
Causes of Altered Mental Status #Diagnosis #EM #IM #AMS #AlteredMentalStatus #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Causes of Altered ... Diagnosis #EM #IM #AMS
MAGIC DR – a handy mnemonic used to remember the potential causes of a cerebral ring
the potential causes ... eg. tumefactive MS ... necrosis #Diagnosis #Radiology
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Causes of Primary ... Nonischemic MR: Dilated CMP ... HT, restrictive CMP ... , hypertrophic CMP ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Mnemonic NO cause ... found in 60% of cases ... Nodosum #Mnemonic #Causes
AEIOU-TRIPS - CAUSES OF ALTERED MENTAL STATUS

AEIOU TRIPS - a detailed list of differentials to consider
AEIOU-TRIPS - CAUSES ... and traumatic causes ... or out possible causes ... #MentalStatus #CAUSES ... #AMS #Differential