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Altered Mental Status - Encephalopathy Differential Diagnosis Framework - MINT

M - Metabolic
I - Infection
N - Neurologic
T
Altered Mental Status ... - Encephalopathy ... ASanchez_PS #AMS ... #Altered #Mental ... #Differential #
MOVE STUPID - Mnemonic for Altered Mental Status (Delirium)
 - Metabolic (hypercalcemia, hyponatremia)
 - Oxygen (hypoxia)
Mental Status ( ... - Vascular (MI ... #MentalStatus #AMS ... #encephalopathy ... #differential #
Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
Altered Mental Status ... - Differential ... Uremia, Hepatic encephalopathy ... BostonChiefs #Altered ... #AMS #Differential
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Hypertension and Altered ... Mental Status ( ... AMS) - Differential ... #encephalopathy ... #altered #Differential
AEIOU TIPS - Mnemonic for Causes of Altered Mental Status
A - Alcohol, Acidosis, Ammonia, Arrhythmia
E -
for Causes of Altered ... Mental Status A ... #MentalStatus #AMS ... #encephalopathy ... #diagnosis #differential
Medial Meniscus Bucket Handle Tear - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Truncation of the medial meniscus on
Handle Tear - MSK ... The "double PCL sign ... displaced fragment is also ... Differential diagnosis ... BucketHandle #Tear #knee #mri
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
to Headaches - Differential ... HIV, or lyme • Altered ... mental status, ... • Meningeal signs ... • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Acute Altered Mental Status - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask while en route: vitals, hyper/hypoactive, POC glucose,
Acute Altered Mental ... Management 1) Ask ... #altered #mental ... #criticalcare #encephalopathy ... #differential #
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... edema visualized as ... Vascular narrowing on MRA ... Reversible course Differential
Cortical Desmoid - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Circumscribed, small cortically based Tl -hypointense and T 2-hyperintense
Cortical Desmoid - MSK ... irregularity" are also ... Differential diagnosis ... Desmoid #clinical #mri ... Radiology #diagnosis #msk