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

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Mental Status (AMS ... Hyperthyroidism CNS ... /agitation • CNS ... Polyarteritis nodosa • Scleroderma ... #causes
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Causes of Relative ... : ß-blockers, CNS ... #differential #diagnosis ... #infectiousdiseases ... #table #NonInfectious
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in ... HIV-Associated CNS ... Demyelinating disease caused ... • Symptoms: AMS ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Rigors And Bacteremia - Overview

• Rigors are a response to the release of cytokines and prostaglandins
prostaglandins as ... positive likelihood ratio ... circumventricular organs CNS ... Pathophysiology #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... only if no clear cause ... Elimination (see Table ... Bicarb<22) - avoid NS ... Exchanges K+ for cations