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Altered Mental Status - Encephalopathy Differential Diagnosis Framework - MINT

M - Metabolic
I - Infection
N - Neurologic
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Altered Mental Status ... - Encephalopathy ... M - Metabolic ... Infection N - Neurologic ... ASanchez_PS #AMS
Stroke Mimics - Differential Diagnosis - MINT Mnemonic
 • Metabolic: Hyper-glycemia, Hypoglycemia, Wernicke's encephalopathy, Mitochondrial Encephalopathy
Stroke Mimics - Differential ... Diagnosis - MINT ... Mnemonic • Metabolic ... Bell's palsy (HSV ... Vestibular neuronitis, CNS
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... headache, altered mental ... • Symptoms: AMS ... #HIV #CNS #Infections ... #differential #
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
complications such as ... be treated with IV ... suggests extra-renal ... diagnosis #Algorithm #differential ... #potassium #nephrology
Causes of Myoclonus - Differential Diagnosis
LOCALIZATION:
 • Cortical: Focal/multifocal: Distal UL+ Face, Action/sensitive induced
 • Sub-Cortical:
, HIV, Malaria, ... whipple) TOXIC METABOLIC ... Glu, thyroid), encephalopathy ... , dehydration, primary ... Diagnosis #Causes #neurology
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... Herpesviruses (MCC: HSV ... can present with primarily ... rigidity) • Altered mental ... #diagnosis #neurology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... primary condition ... affects the skin, neurologic ... Rash, arthritis Primary ... chorioretinitis, CNS