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

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Hypertension and Altered ... Drug (-): • ETOH ... encephalopathy #altered
Alcohol Use Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Tolerance (reduced sensitivity to effects of EtOH)
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to effects of EtOH ... exacerbated by EtOH ... recovering from EtOH ... desire to use EtOH ... #Pathophysiology
Osteoporosis: Pathogenesis and risk factors

 • Age > 30 (post-peak bone mass)
 • Post-menopausal women ->
Factors - smoking, etoh ... #Osteoporosis #pathophysiology
AEIOU-TRIPS - CAUSES OF ALTERED MENTAL STATUS

AEIOU TRIPS - a detailed list of differentials to consider
AEIOU-TRIPS - CAUSES OF ALTERED ... patients with altered ... #AEIOUTRIPS #Altered
Pathyophysiology - hyperglycemic crises in patients with diabetes 
Key signs/symptoms of HHS/DKA:
Both: Polyuria, polydipsia, weight loss,
Pathyophysiology ... (days/weeks), altered
Pathogenesis of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis. Various factors, including inflammation, hyperinsulinemia or insulin resistance, and altered lipid homeostasis,
resistance, and altered ... #Pathophysiology
Major Physiological Effects of Angiotensin II

Altered Peripheral Resistance
I. Direct vasoconstriction
II. Enhancement of peripheral noradrenergic
neurotransmission:
  A.
Angiotensin II Altered ... adrenal medulla Altered ... Altered renal hemodynamics ... sympathetic (CNS) Altered ... AngiotensinII #Pathophysiology
MOVE STUPID - Mnemonic for Altered Mental Status (Delirium)
 - Metabolic (hypercalcemia, hyponatremia)
 - Oxygen (hypoxia)
- Mnemonic for Altered ... STUPID #Mnemonic #Altered
Alcohol Pharmacology and Toxicology

#Alcohol #Cessation #Pharmacology #etoh #toxicology #medications #management
#Pharmacology #etoh