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MOVE STUPID - Mnemonic for Altered Mental Status (Delirium)
 - Metabolic (hypercalcemia, hyponatremia)
 - Oxygen (hypoxia)
Mental Status ( ... hypercalcemia, hyponatremia ... hypoglycemia) - Seizures ... #differential # ... diagnosis #confusion
Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
Altered Mental Status ... DiagnosisNeurologic ... Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure ... Uremia, Hepatic encephalopathy ... Constipation, Delirium
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... HIV, or lyme • Altered ... mental status, ... fever, myalgia), seizures ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
• Headache • Seizures ... • Altered mental ... • Headache • Seizures ... Constipation, Seizures ... 2-3 mEq/L • Seizures
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Antimicrobial treatment ... personality change, seizures ... mental status, ... complaints or seizures ... aphasia, and/or seizures