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Causes of Approach to Altered Level of Consciousness - Workup
Clinical Exam - Focal
 • Trauma
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Abnormality • Postictal ... Encephalitis #Altered #ALOC
Coarctation of the Aorta 

Preductal Coarctation:
Narrowing is proximal to ductus arteriosus Life-threatening if severe; seen in
ductus closes Postductal ... Aorta #Preductal #Postductal
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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been reported (eg AIH-PBC ... If suspected, AIH ... Anti-LKM & Anti-ALC ... Autoimmune #Hepatitis #AIH
Diagnostic Algorithm for the Patient with Seizure in the Emergency Department
Does the history suggest a seizure?
generalized - Postictal
Causes of Syncope and Transient Loss of Consciousness

#Syncope #Differential #LOC #Causes #Diagnosis
#Differential #LOC
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Viral, Ischemia, AIH ... - Viral, AIH ... Alcohol, Viral, HH, AIH
Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 • Smooth pleural line
 • AIS >
pleural line • AIS ... opacities • AIS ... consolidations & air
Alcohol Withdrawal Timeline
Minor withdrawal (6 to 36 hours) - Tremulousness, mild anxiety, headache, diaphoresis, palpitations, gastrointestinal
seizures, short postictal
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) - Differential Diagnosis Table

Warm AIHA (48-70%)
Cold AHA (16-32%)
 • Donath-Landsteiner HA (paroxysmal
Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA ... Table Warm AIHA ... Disease Mixed-type AIHA ... DAT-negative AIHA ... Hemolytic #Anemia #AIHA
Causes of Altered Level of Consciousness GCS < 7 - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Brain Involvement - Hemispheric
Altered #comatose #aloc