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Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Status (AMS) - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Renal: • Acute ... GN • Acute/Chronic ... withdrawal • Opioid
Potassium Channel Blockers - Medications
1. Cardiovascular Drugs
2. Psychiatric drugs
3. Other drugs
4. Synthetic opioids: Levomethadyl 
5. Opium
Other drugs 4. ... Synthetic opioids ... #Medications #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Pharmacology ... #Toxicology
Common sodium channel blockers which cause QRS widening.

Anticonvulsants: 
 - Carbamazepine 
Antidysrhythmics:  
 - Group
Antimalarial drugs ... - Cocaine Opioids ... widening #ECG #EKG #Pharmacology ... #Medications #Toxicology ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Medications causing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration: Diuretics
 • Altered intrarenal autoregulation: ACEIs / ARBs,
Medications causing Acute ... sphincter tone: • Opiates ... #Medications #Drugs ... #pharmacology # ... differential #diagnosis
Medications that Can Cause False Positives on Drug Tests

Urine drug screens (UDSs) are simple to use,
Tests Urine drug ... • Verapamil Opioids ... and opiates false ... #tests #differential ... #diagnosis #toxicology
Causes of Myoclonus - Differential Diagnosis
LOCALIZATION:
 • Cortical: Focal/multifocal: Distal UL+ Face, Action/sensitive induced
 • Sub-Cortical:
of Myoclonus - Differential ... Diagnosis LOCALIZATION ... Glu, thyroid), encephalopathy ... pulmonary), acid-base, opioids ... , psychiatric drugs