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Differential Diagnosis for Altered Mental Status #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Delirium #AlteredMentalStatus #AMS #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis ... for Altered Mental ... #EM #IM #Delirium ... AlteredMentalStatus #AMS ... Algorithm #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
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... Procalcitonin <0.5 ng ... CRP < 20 mg/L #Diagnosis ... Management #Pediatrics #Peds ... #Febrile #Infant
Hyperviscosity Syndrome - Causes and Treatment

 - Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (most common) / Plasmapheresis 
 - Multiple
hyperleukocytosis (AML ... Phlebotomy - MH/CCF ... /CWRU EM Res @MetroHealth_EM ... Syndrome #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Treatment
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 ... particularly complex febrile ... seizure) #Diagnosis ... #Peds #EM #Classification
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Triggers: ATRA treatment ... Rare: DAH, acute febrile ... initiation • Differential ... sepsis), PE, DAH, CHF ... coagulopathy, RRT/IMV as
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
radiocapitellar lines), fat pads ... is seen, treat as ... recommendations MH/CCF ... /CWRU EM Res @MetroHealth_EM ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
edema visualized as ... Reversible course Differential ... epilepticus Treatment ... underlying cause • Treatment ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
disrupted, treat as ... capitellum (age 1), radial ... recommendations MH/CCF ... /CWRU EM Res @MetroHealth_EM ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
fatigue, altered mental ... & Dry) is the treatment ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #heartfailure #chf