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Altered Mental Status - Encephalopathy Differential Diagnosis Framework - MINT

M - Metabolic
I - Infection
N - Neurologic
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Altered Mental Status ... - Encephalopathy ... Differential Diagnosis ... ASanchez_PS #AMS #Altered ... #Differential #
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute Thiamine (B1) Deficiency 
Clinical Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 out of 4):
Wernicke Encephalopathy ... out of 4): - Altered ... nystagmus) - Cerebellar ... classic triad of encephalopathy ... gabifpucci #Wernicke #Encephalopathy
MOVE STUPID - Mnemonic for Altered Mental Status (Delirium)
 - Metabolic (hypercalcemia, hyponatremia)
 - Oxygen (hypoxia)
- Mnemonic for Altered ... STUPID #Mnemonic #Altered ... MentalStatus #AMS #encephalopathy ... #differential #
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Hypertension and Altered ... Status (AMS) - Differential ... • Hypertensive encephalopathy ... Hypertension #AMS #encephalopathy ... #altered #Differential
Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
Altered Mental Status ... - Differential ... Uremia, Hepatic encephalopathy ... BostonChiefs #Altered ... #Status #AMS #Differential
AEIOU TIPS - Mnemonic for Causes of Altered Mental Status
A - Alcohol, Acidosis, Ammonia, Arrhythmia
E -
for Causes of Altered ... Mnemonic #Causes #Altered ... MentalStatus #AMS #encephalopathy ... #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Altered Level of Consciousness GCS < 7 - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Brain Involvement - Hemispheric
Causes of Altered ... Consciousness GCS < 7 - Differential ... • Hypertensive encephalopathy ... - Excesses • Liver ... • Other #Altered
Spur-Cell Anemia- A 31-year-old man with a history of cirrhosis, recurrent hepatic encephalopathy, and anemia presented
recurrent hepatic encephalopathy ... as a result of altered ... definitively treated by liver ... candidate for liver ... He remained encephalopathic
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... hepatocytes → Liver ... malaise) → Acute liver ... hypoglycemia, encephalopathy ... infiltration) Differential
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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to Headaches - Differential ... HIV, or lyme • Altered ... • Hypertensive encephalopathy ... #Headache #Differential