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Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
- Differential ... Diagnosis • Neurologic ... Insomnia, HTN, PRES ... , Pain, Constipation ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Approach to Neonatal Jaundice

Causes of pathologic hyperbilirubinemia can be classified as due to (1) increased bilirubin
Neonatal Jaundice Causes ... bilirubin load (i.e., pre-hepatic ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... Jaundice #Algorithm #Differential ... #Workup #bilirubinemia
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... by 24 hours or longer ... Reversible course Differential ... lines/devices, Constipation ... the underlying cause
Causes of Constipation in Adults
Most common
 - Inadequate fiber or fluid intake
 - Poor bowel habits
Systemic
Causes of Constipation ... - Inadequate fiber ... hypercalcemia, uremia ... porphyria - Neurologic ... #Causes #Differential