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Acute Altered Mental Status - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask while en route: vitals, hyper/hypoactive, POC glucose,
Workup 5) Treat ... the underlying cause ... #Management #criticalcare ... #encephalopathy ... #differential #
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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altered mental status ... tuberculomas, or abscesses ... Demyelinating disease caused ... • Symptoms: AMS ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
- Blastomyces dermatitidis ... basins, midwestern states ... Farmer and forestry work ... #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
• A state of hyperinflammatory ... pleural effusions, CNS ... osteomyelitis, cutaneous abscesses ... symptoms such as ... #Diagnosis #Management