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

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Hypertension and Altered ... Mental Status (AMS ... ) - Differential ... • Cocaine • NMS ... #Hypertension #AMS
Causes of Altered Mental Status #Diagnosis #EM #IM #AMS #AlteredMentalStatus #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Causes of Altered ... Diagnosis #EM #IM #AMS ... AlteredMentalStatus #Differential ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis for Altered Mental Status #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Delirium #AlteredMentalStatus #AMS #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis ... for Altered Mental ... AlteredMentalStatus #AMS ... #Differential # ... Algorithm #Ddxof
The Hot and Altered Patient in the ED - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Heat Stroke
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The Hot and Altered ... Patient in the ED - Differential ... • Serotonin Syndrome ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #delirium #AMS
Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
Altered Mental Status ... - Differential ... Abscess • Toxic: Medications ... Mental #Status #AMS ... #Differential #
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome - Diagnosis
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome is an idiosyncratic reaction to antipsychotic medications classically characterized
antipsychotic medications ... following tetrad: altered ... present in 97% of NMS ... of dopaminergic medications ... mental status: • NMS
Medications associated with neuroleptic malignant syndrome

First-generation and second-generation antipsychotics are dopamine receptor antagonists, which produce a
Medications associated ... neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... NMS can occur after ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Medications #Drugs
Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Insufficient Sleep
 • Poor Sleep Hygiene
 • Insomnia
Daytime Sleepiness - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Restless Legs Syndrome ... Parkinson's, MS) ... Anxiety Other • Medications
Hypocalcemia - Diagnosis and Management
PTH Independent (↑ PTH)
 • LOW VIT D
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Diagnosis and Management ... Transfusions - Medications ... - Autoimmune: APS ... endocrinology #differential ... #algorithm
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the ... Medications 7. ... Chronic #Diarrhea #management ... #algorithm #workup ... #diagnosis #differential