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Altered Mental Status - Encephalopathy Differential Diagnosis Framework - MINT

M - Metabolic
I - Infection
N - Neurologic
T
Altered Mental Status ... Encephalopathy Differential ... Infection N - Neurologic ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #MINT #mnemonic
MOVE STUPID - Mnemonic for Altered Mental Status (Delirium)
 - Metabolic (hypercalcemia, hyponatremia)
 - Oxygen (hypoxia)
MOVE STUPID - Mnemonic ... for Altered Mental ... Status (Delirium ... - Trauma - Uremia ... encephalopathy #differential
AEIOU TIPS - Mnemonic for Causes of Altered Mental Status
A - Alcohol, Acidosis, Ammonia, Arrhythmia
E -
AEIOU TIPS - Mnemonic ... Causes of Altered Mental ... Status A - Alcohol ... Oxygen, Opiates U - Uremia ... encephalopathy #diagnosis #differential
Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
Altered Mental Status ... - Differential ... Diagnosis • Neurologic ... Electrolyte disturbance, Uremia ... #Status #AMS #Differential
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
Purpura - Differential ... leakage of RBC's secondary ... - Hemolytic anemia ... Hypercoagulable States ... #Diagnosis #hematology
Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
- Generalized Differential ... dermatitis • Stasis ... renal failure/uremia ... Pruritus #primary #secondary ... #generalized #dermatology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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to Headaches - Differential ... lyme • Altered mental ... status, analgesics ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #neurology ... #PHANTOMS #mnemonic
Eczematous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Eczematous - Pruritic/Scaly/Erythematous lesions. Usually poorly demarcated
 • Atopic Dermatitis
Eczematous Skin Rash - Differential ... on scalp/face/central ... chest folds • Stasis ... Secondary to venous ... #Differential #
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
pain • loss of secondary ... • Pernicious anemia ... respiratory failure • Neurologic ... fractures • Dental ... Hyophosphatasia #hepatology
St. VITUS'S DANCE Mnemonic for Causes of Chorea

S - Sydenham’s Chorea
V - Vascular (Strokes)
I - Increased
VITUS'S DANCE Mnemonic ... CO, Mg, Hg U - Uremia ... #Chorea #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... #StVITUS