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Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Altered Mental ... Status (AMS) - Differential ... • Cushing’s syndrome ... • Serotonin syndrome ... #AMS #encephalopathy
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
• Nephritic syndrome ... Excess: • Conn's syndrome ... Licorice • Liddle's syndrome ... abuse/ withdrawal Anatomic ... HTN #Secondary #Nephrology
AEIOU-TRIPS - CAUSES OF ALTERED MENTAL STATUS

AEIOU TRIPS - a detailed list of differentials to consider
AEIOU-TRIPS - CAUSES ... OF ALTERED MENTAL ... through this list of medical ... #AMS #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Mnemonic
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Erb's Palsy is caused ... hand" ± Horner Syndrome ... Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... - Causes paraesthesia ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology
Median Nerve Anatomy and Function
The Median nerve is the nerve of pre-axial hand function; pinch, delicate
Median Nerve Anatomy ... fossa remember the mnemonic ... • LOAF mnemonic ... #Nerve #Anatomy ... #diagnosis #neurology
Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome—due to GBM disruption. 
Hypertension. t BUN and creatinine.
and Nephrotic Syndromes ... Nephritic syndrome—due ... Hypertension. t ... RBC casts in urine ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology
Altered Mental Status - Encephalopathy Differential Diagnosis Framework - MINT

M - Metabolic
I - Infection
N - Neurologic
T
Altered Mental Status ... Infection N - Neurologic ... ASanchez_PS #AMS ... #Altered #Mental ... Diagnosis #MINT #mnemonic
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
is defined as the ... heart failure, neurologic ... White-coat syndrome ... Neurologic disorders ... Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Hyperthermia Syndromes Comparison
Serotonin Syndrome - NMS - Malignant Hyperthermia - Malignant Catatonia
Cause - Onset - Vitals
Hyperthermia Syndromes ... Comparison Serotonin Syndrome ... - NMS - Malignant ... Malignant Catatonia Cause ... Tone - Reflexes - Mental
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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papilledema • Horner syndrome ... lyme • Altered mental ... Hemorrhage • Hypertensive ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #neurology ... #PHANTOMS #mnemonic