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Differential Diagnosis for Altered Mental Status #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Delirium #AlteredMentalStatus #AMS #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Altered Mental Status ... #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Delirium #AlteredMentalStatus ... #AMS #Differential ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Initial assessment Altered Mental Status #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Delirium #AlteredMentalStatus #AMS #Assessment #Algorithm #Ddxof
Altered Mental Status ... #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Delirium #AlteredMentalStatus ... #AMS #Assessment ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Causes of Altered Mental Status #Diagnosis #EM #IM #AMS #AlteredMentalStatus #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
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 ... Assessment of volume status ... history #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Nephro #Hyponatremia ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
Consider BCx, CSF evaluation ... as 5-10% bacteremic ... seizure) #Diagnosis #Peds ... #EM #Classification ... #Ddxof
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... • Symptoms: Fever ... altered mental status ... • Symptoms: AMS ... • Symptoms: Delirium