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AEIOU TIPS - Mnemonic for Causes of Altered Mental Status
A - Alcohol, Acidosis, Ammonia, Arrhythmia
E -
- Mnemonic for Causes ... of Altered Mental ... Status A - Alcohol, Acidosis ... AEIOU #Mnemonic #Causes ... encephalopathy #diagnosis #differential
Dizziness - Central and Peripheral Causes - Differential Diagnosis
Central Causes:
 • Cerebrovascular:  vertebrobasilar, TIA, Wallenburg,
Dizziness - Central ... - Differential ... Tumours: CPA, posterior ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #Differential #
Unilateral Fixed Dilated Pupil - Differential Diagnosis Framework
If Altered Mental Status - Consider Oculomotor (3rd cranial
Dilated Pupil - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework If Altered ... Mental Status - ... SAH, tumor • Posterior ... no neurological cause
Medical Conditions Causing Mania or Mania-Like Episodes: Pathogenesis
 • Bipolar Disorder -> Combination of individual, genetic,
demyelination alters ... activity -> Decrased central ... Adrenocortical hormones ... Manic #Secondary #Causes ... #Differential #
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
13 Dangerous Causes ... intensity at onset, posterior ... encephalopathy: altered ... overweight female, hormone ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
• Seizures • Altered ... mental status ... Reversible course Differential ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
mental status ... Renal: metabolic acidosis ... Decreased SVR and altered ... #criticalcare #differential ... #causes #classification
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
mental status ... Renal: metabolic acidosis ... Decreased SVR and altered ... #criticalcare #differential ... #causes #classification
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Red Eye - Differential ... , anterior and posterior ... detachment • Central ... artery occlusion • Central ... Questions to Ask
Differential Diagnosis of Respiratory Acid-Base Disorders
Alkalosis
A. Central nervous system stimulation: Pain, Anxiety, psychosis, Fever, Cerebrovascular accident,
Differential Diagnosis ... Central nervous ... Drugs or hormones ... Central: Drugs ( ... #diagnosis #causes