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Loss of Consciousness in Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Syncopal causes:
• Orthostatic syncope
• Reflex syncope
• Cardiac arrhythmia
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Loss of Consciousness ... in Syncope - Differential ... pseudosyncope #Loss #Consciousness ... #Syncope #LOC #differential
Causes of Syncope and Transient Loss of Consciousness

#Syncope #Differential #LOC #Causes #Diagnosis
Transient Loss of Consciousness ... #Syncope #Differential
Dizziness and Vertigo Algorithm
Presyncope:
 • Feels "faint" or like they are going to "pass out"
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Associated with loss of consciousness ... faintness or loss of consciousness ... Algorithm #dizzy #differential
Syncope - Cerebral hypoperfusion leading to transient lsos of consciousness causing alck of postural tone with
transient lsos of consciousness ... immediate recovery Differential ... AnnKumfer #Syncope #differential
Causes of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypernatremia - Excess free water loss, Serum Sodium >145 mmol/L
High
Hypernatremia - Differential ... Decreased level of consciousness ... Hypernatremia #Nephrology #Differential
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
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of Hemiplegia - Differential ... Decreased Level of Consciousness ... Hemiplegia #Neurology #Differential
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
transient loss of consciousness ... determining if loss of consciousness ... syncope (ruling out differential
Causes of Altered Level of Consciousness GCS < 7 - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Brain Involvement - Hemispheric
Altered Level of Consciousness ... GCS < 7 - Differential ... comatose #aloc #Differential
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
- CBC with differential ... reduced level Of consciousness
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
decreased level of consciousness ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential