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Initial assessment Altered Mental Status #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Delirium #AlteredMentalStatus #AMS #Assessment #Algorithm #Ddxof
Initial assessment ... Mental Status #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #Delirium ... AlteredMentalStatus #AMS ... #Ddxof
Causes of Altered Mental Status #Diagnosis #EM #IM #AMS #AlteredMentalStatus #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Causes of Altered ... Mental Status #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #AMS #AlteredMentalStatus ... Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
and Evaluation ... symptoms (HA, nausea ... , seizures) 3) Assessment ... #EM #IM #Nephro ... Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Algorithm for the Evaluation and Management of Sickle Cell Crises
Clinical Manifestations and Management

#Diagnosis #Management #Hematology #SickleCell
Algorithm for the Evaluation ... of Sickle Cell Crises ... Clinical Manifestations ... Management #Diagnosis ... Workup #Algorithm #Ddxof
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
pyelonephritis Most common cause ... Consider BCx, CSF evaluation ... as 5-10% bacteremic ... #Peds #EM #Classification ... SeriousBacterialIllness #Ddxof
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
accumulation of clinical ... + Etiological Assessment ... • Clinical: fever ... Treatment: • ... inhibitors under evaluation
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... a clinical prognostic ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... thorough physical assessment ... before beginning treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
The assessment of ... are excellent at evaluating ... & Dry) is the treatment ... the determined cause ... & Dry” is the treatment
A quick infographic on various pearls about atopic dermatitis, a disease with an increasing burden on
recommendations, treatments ... #diagnosis #causes ... dermatitis #eczema #dermatology ... corticosteroids in dermatology ... EL, Richardson IM
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
syphilis may appear as ... resembling rashes caused ... Syphilis #Rash #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Photo ... #Dermatology