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AEIOU TIPS - Mnemonic for Causes of Altered Mental Status
A - Alcohol, Acidosis, Ammonia, Arrhythmia
E -
- Mnemonic for Causes ... ) Malfunction, SAH ... AEIOU #Mnemonic #Causes
Stroke Etiologies
Hemorrhagic (IPH, SAH)
Ischemic
 - Large Vessel Atherosclerosis
 - Cardioembolic: Atrial fib, prosthetic valves, LV aneurysm,
Hemorrhagic (IPH, SAH ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Stroke #causes
Causes of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Vessel Disease
 • Aneurysm
 • Vascular Malformation
Other
 • Bleeding
Causes of Subarachnoid ... Subarachnoid #Hemorrhage #SAH ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Unilateral Fixed Dilated Pupil - Differential Diagnosis Framework
If Altered Mental Status - Consider Oculomotor (3rd cranial
lntracranial hemorrhage, SAH ... no neurological cause
Secondary Causes of Hypothermia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definition:
- Core temp < 35°C

Infectious:
 - Sepsis

Neuromuscular Disease:
 -
Secondary Causes ... Regulation: - CVA - SAH ... Diagnosis #Secondary #Causes
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Causes of Mydriasis:
Dilated pupils (mydriasis) more than 7mm
 • Unilateral
Diagnosis Framework Causes ... Hypothermia Causes ... Robertson pupils), DM, SAH ... ophthalmology #causes
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes ... Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH ... - History of SAH ... Family history of SAH
Major Brain Complications of Endocarditis
Abscess:
 • May be macro or micro and occur at site of
with devastating SAH ... Ischemic stroke caused ... neudrawlogy and Casey
Intracranial Hemorrhages (ICH)

Epidural Hematoma vs Subdural Hematoma vs Subarachnoid Hemorrhage vs Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage

#Diagnosis #Radiology #Comparison #ICH
Hematoma #EDH #SDH ... #SAH #Epidural
Schematic examples of the cause of acute mitral regurgitation. 
LV, left ventricle; PM, papillary mucle; SAM,
examples of the cause ... papillary mucle; SAM ... MR #Diagnosis #Causes