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The Hot and Altered Patient in the ED - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Heat Stroke
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Sympathomimetic Toxidrome • ETOH ... Differential #Diagnosis #delirium ... #AMS
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Mental Status (AMS ... Seizures/NCSE • Delirium ... • Cocaine • NMS ... Drug (-): • ETOH ... #Hypertension #AMS
Alcohol Withdrawal Timeline
Minor withdrawal (6 to 36 hours) - Tremulousness, mild anxiety, headache, diaphoresis, palpitations, gastrointestinal
vital signs • Delirium ... to 96 hours) - Delirium ... Withdrawal #Timeline #etoh
Initial assessment Altered Mental Status #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Delirium #AlteredMentalStatus #AMS #Assessment #Algorithm #Ddxof
Diagnosis #EM #IM #Delirium ... AlteredMentalStatus #AMS
MOVE STUPID - Mnemonic for Altered Mental Status (Delirium)
 - Metabolic (hypercalcemia, hyponatremia)
 - Oxygen (hypoxia)
Mental Status (Delirium ... #MentalStatus #AMS ... diagnosis #confusion #Delirium
Differential Diagnosis for Altered Mental Status #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Delirium #AlteredMentalStatus #AMS #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Diagnosis #EM #IM #Delirium ... AlteredMentalStatus #AMS
CONFUSION S/P ROUX-EN-Y 
Metabolic - Infectious / Structural - Toxic

- Hannah Abrams https://twitter.com/HannahRAbrams

#Confusion #AMS #Delirium #RouEnY
#Confusion #AMS ... #Delirium #RouEnY
Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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(PIRATES): - Pulmonary ... 1st episode - EtOH
Toxidromes: Serotonin Syndrome, Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome, Anticholinergic Delirium - Venn Diagram

All: Hypertension, Tachycardia

Anticholinergic Delirium:
- dilated pupils,
Anticholinergic Delirium ... Anticholinergic Delirium ... SerotoninSyndrome #NMS
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Agitation, and Delirium ... below) D - Delirium ... Can also be used as ... non-intubated patients (ie EtOH ... for procedures as