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Initial assessment Altered Mental Status #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Delirium #AlteredMentalStatus #AMS #Assessment #Algorithm #Ddxof
Initial assessment ... Diagnosis #EM #IM ... AlteredMentalStatus #AMS ... #Assessment #Algorithm ... #Ddxof
Causes of Altered Mental Status #Diagnosis #EM #IM #AMS #AlteredMentalStatus #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Causes of Altered ... Diagnosis #EM #IM ... #AMS #AlteredMentalStatus ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
symptoms (HA, nausea ... , seizures) 3) Assessment ... Diagnosis #EM #IM ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Ddxof
Pathyophysiology - hyperglycemic crises in patients with diabetes 
Key signs/symptoms of HHS/DKA:
Both: Polyuria, polydipsia, weight loss,
hyperglycemic crises ... hypotension) DKA: Short ... diffuse abdominal pain ... Pathophys #EM #IM ... Endo #DKA #HHS #Ddxof
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
stepwise daily assessment ... Total scores >2 ... the ICU due to short ... it should not cause ... dissociative drug, it causes
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
In these cases, ... opioids—roughly 5-7 day for short ... give naloxone as ... For IM formulation ... Buprenorphine #Comparison #Pain
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
sit still • 1 - reports ... movement of legs/arms ... patient was having pain ... last ½ hour • 2 - nausea ... standing up on arms
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Failure (ADHF) as ... The assessment of ... to be in ADHF starts ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm
Achalasia Summary

Epidemiology: 10 cases per 100,000 individuals

Defined by inadequate relaxation of the LES and aperistalsis
Primary or
diseases that cause ... saliva • Chest pain ... suggest cancer as ... : • Short duration ... management #treatment #gastroenterology