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Delirium Causes: PInCH ME Mnemonic

- Jon Carter @learnedjon

#Delirium #Causes #PInCHME #Mnemonic #Differential #Diagnosis #Geriatrics
Delirium Causes: ... PInCH ME Mnemonic ... learnedjon #Delirium ... #Causes #PInCHME ... #Mnemonic #Differential
Phenobarbital monotherapy algorithm for alcohol withdrawal

** EDIT - SEE UPDATED ALGORITHM HERE:
https://www.grepmed.com/images/4060/phenobarbital-monotherapy-withdrawal-management-algorithm-protocol-pulmcrit

-Phenobarbital monotherapy has numerous advantages
algorithm for alcohol withdrawal ... phenobarbital-monotherapy-withdrawal-management-algorithm-protocol-pulmcrit ... Alternative causes ... of delirium should ... Monotherapy #Algorithm #Protocol
Updated phenobarbital alcohol withdrawal protocol

See old algorithm here: https://www.grepmed.com/images/1485/phenobarbital-monotherapy-withdrawal-management-algorithm-pulmcrit-protocol

The protocol was consequently modified as shown below,
protocol See ... phenobarbital-monotherapy-withdrawal-management-algorithm-pulmcrit-protocol ... The protocol ... Any residual delirium ... Monotherapy #Algorithm #Protocol
Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes ... Presentations Causes ... episode - EtOH withdrawal ... AFib #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Mnemonic #PIRATES
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Seizures/NCSE • Delirium ... Scleroderma renal crises ... (-): • ETOH withdrawal ... • Opioid withdrawal ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Pathogens Causing Bloody Diarrhea = SEECSY Mnemonic

SEECSY= Bloody diarrhea doesn’t sounds SEXY 
S = Salmonella
E =
Diarrhea = SEECSY Mnemonic ... E = Entamoeba (Protozoa ... #SEECSY #Sexy #Mnemonic ... #Hemorrhagic #Causes
OPIOID SWITCHING AND TAPERING.

Long term opioid use results in physical (and potentially psychological) dependence. Opioids should
taper to avoid withdrawal ... Opioid withdrawal ... sweating, anxiety, nausea ... follows a different protocol
Drug-Induced Seizures - OTIS-CAMPBELL

O - Organophosphate, oral hypoglycemics, opioid
T - TCA, theophylline
I - Isoniazid, Insulin
S -
Benzodiazepine withdrawal ... E - Ethanol Withdrawal ... Seizures #Medication #Causes ... #OTISCAMPBELL #Mnemonic
Causes of Urinary Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Transient - Easily reversible cause (DIAPPERS)
Causes of Urinary ... Easily reversible cause ... DIAPPERS) • Delirium ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #DIAPPERS #Mnemonic
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Agitation, and Delirium ... Non-Benzos): • Propofol ... Propofol infusion ... it should not cause ... dissociative drug, it causes