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Differential for patient with a coma (comatose)

#Diagnosis #Differential #Comatose #Causes
Differential for ... patient with a coma ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Pupils: Localization in Coma
 • Small, Reactive pupils: Metabolic coma.
 • Unilateral Fixed, dilated pupil :
Localization in Coma ... pupils: Metabolic coma ... #Localization #Coma ... #Neurology #differential
Ever had a #traveler come in to your clinic with #fever and you were not sure
had a #traveler come ... to narrow your differential ... to narrow your differentials ... #differentials #
Hypoglycemia Differential Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

Features of hypoglycemia:
 • Neurogenic: Tremor, Palpitations, Anxiety, Arousal, Sweating, Hunger,
Hypoglycemia Differential ... Delirium, Seizure, Coma ... #Hypoglycemia #Differential
Critical and Emergent Diagnoses of Coma

#Comatose #Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Emergent Diagnoses of Coma ... #Comatose #Differential
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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of Hypoxemia- Differential ... • Drugs* • Coma ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #Differential
Acute Hypoxemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Hyperacute: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Acute Hypoxemia - Differential ... Neuromuscular, Myxedema Coma ... Hypoxemia #hypoxia #Differential
Hypertension in Pregnancy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pre-existing Hypertension - Before Pregnancy OR <20 weeks gestational age
in Pregnancy - Differential ... Pre-Eclampsia + Seizures/Coma ... Hypertension #Pregnancy #Differential
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Hypothyroidism, Deep coma ... Testing #Causes #differential
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Definition: • Coma ... consciousness Differential ... • Anisocoria + Coma ... etiology for the coma ... be present in coma