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Week 8 – Delirium in the elderly
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#Delirium #SMASHED #Mnemonic #Differential #Diagnosis #Geriatrics #Elderly
Delirium in the elderly ... SMASHED #Mnemonic #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... #Elderly
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemia, UNa > 20: 
 • Renal losses, Diuretic excess,
Causes of Hyponatremia ... - Differential ... inappropriate antidiuretic hormone ... Cardiac failure #Hyponatremia ... #Differential #
The 9 Ds of Weight loss in the Elderly
 - Dementia
 - Depression
 - Disease (acute
Weight loss in the Elderly ... #WeightLoss #Elderly ... #Ds #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
Causes of Hyponatremia ... - Differential ... GFR, AKI/CRF Hormonal ... osmole intake #Hyponatremia ... #Nephrology #Differential
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
Causes of Hyponatremia ... - Differential ... GFR, AKI/CRF Hormonal ... osmole intake #Hyponatremia ... #Nephrology #Differential
Delirium Precipitants in the Elderly

I think of delirium like the AKI of the brain. Baseline risk
Precipitants in the Elderly ... #Precipitants #Elderly ... #Geriatrics #Diagnosis ... #Differential
Adrenal Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical suspicion: Weakness, fatigue, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, volume depletion, abdominal pain,
Insufficiency Differential ... , hypotension, hyponatremia ... Adrenocorticotropic hormone ... Insufficiency #Differential
Causes of Falls in the Elderly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
- Intrinsic Factors - 
Presyncope / Syncope
of Falls in the Elderly ... - Differential ... Lighting #Falls #Elderly ... #Geriatrics #Differential
Causes of Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infantile:
 • Benign Focal Epilepsy of Infancy
 • West
Causes of Pediatric ... Seizures - Differential ... Hypocalcemia • Hyponatremia ... Seizures #Epilepsy #Differential ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Numerous drugs taken by elderly persons can affect water balance by direct action on the kidney
drugs taken by elderly ... #Pharmacology #Geriatrics ... #Hyponatremia # ... DrugInduced #List #Differential