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MOVE STUPID - Mnemonic for Altered Mental Status (Delirium)
 - Metabolic (hypercalcemia, hyponatremia)
 - Oxygen (hypoxia)
MentalStatus #AMS #encephalopathy ... differential #diagnosis #confusion
Wernicke's Encephalopathy vs Korsakoff Syndrome - Thiamine Deficiency

Wernicke's encephalopathy is a neurological condition due to longstanding
Wernicke's Encephalopathy ... Wernicke's encephalopathy ... as the triad of confusion ... untreated Wernicke's encephalopathy ... deficiency #Wernickes #Encephalopathy
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Diagnosis
Clinical Features:
 • Altered mental status (Either lethargy, confusion, or
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy ... Either lethargy, confusion ... Posterior #Reversible #Encephalopathy
AEIOU TIPS - Mnemonic for Causes of Altered Mental Status
A - Alcohol, Acidosis, Ammonia, Arrhythmia
E -
MentalStatus #AMS #encephalopathy ... #differential #confusion
Legionnaire's Disease - Extrapulmonary organ involvement: CNS: Mental confusion, encephalopathic, headache. Cardiac: Relative bradycardia. GI: Loose
involvement: CNS: Mental confusion ... , encephalopathic
Dizziness - Central and Peripheral Causes - Differential Diagnosis
Central Causes:
 • Cerebrovascular:  vertebrobasilar, TIA, Wallenburg,
Trauma: cerebellar contusion ... • Labyrinthine concussion
Spur-Cell Anemia- A 31-year-old man with a history of cirrhosis, recurrent hepatic encephalopathy, and anemia presented
recurrent hepatic encephalopathy ... department with confusion ... He remained encephalopathic
Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) 

#HypoxicIschemic #encephalopathy #HIE #Neonatal #Peds #Pediatrics #Pathophysiology
Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy ... HypoxicIschemic #encephalopathy
Pulmonary Contusion on Lung POCUS

A 20yo M presents after high speed MVA. BP 140/80, HR 95,
Pulmonary Contusion ... HR 95, RR20+, O2sat ... Resolution: pulmonary contusion ... #Pulmonary #Contusion
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute Thiamine (B1) Deficiency 
Clinical Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 out of 4):
Wernicke Encephalopathy ... classic triad of encephalopathy ... gabifpucci #Wernicke #Encephalopathy