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

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
) - Differential ... • Hypertensive encephalopathy ... • Cushing’s syndrome ... • Serotonin syndrome ... #encephalopathy
Altered Mental Status - Encephalopathy Differential Diagnosis Framework - MINT

M - Metabolic
I - Infection
N - Neurologic
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Mental Status - Encephalopathy ... Differential Diagnosis ... ASanchez_PS #AMS ... Mental #Status #Encephalopathy ... #Differential #
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
Dyspnea - Differential ... failure - CAD/ACS ... Hepatopulmonary syndrome ... Guillain Barre - ALS ... #dyspnea #sob #differential
Suspected ACS - OMI vs STEMI - Differential Algorithm

The name STEMI cognitively inspires EPs to fail
Suspected ACS - ... OMI vs STEMI - Differential ... EMN @EMNews #ACS ... #OMI #STEMI #Differential ... diagnosis #coronary #syndrome
Korsakoff Syndrome
Clinical Findings:
 • Confabulation: Usually initial phase of the disease
 • Anterograde amnesia: Memory impairment
Korsakoff Syndrome ... untreated Wernicke Encephalopathy ... Therefore, Korsakoff Syndrome ... factors of Wernicke Encephalopathy ... Treatment: Supportive
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Treatment
Blood pressure control:
 • Aim for 10-25% BP reduction within
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy ... Syndrome (PRES) ... - Treatment Blood ... Posterior #Reversible #Encephalopathy ... #Syndrome #Treatment
MOVE STUPID - Mnemonic for Altered Mental Status (Delirium)
 - Metabolic (hypercalcemia, hyponatremia)
 - Oxygen (hypoxia)
#MentalStatus #AMS ... #encephalopathy ... #differential #
Outpatient Hypertension Management Algorithm
Monotherapy: 
 • Thiazide/thiazide-like 
 • ACE-I (non-black patients), 
 • ARB
thiazide-like • ACE-I ... Combined: • ACE-I ... ARB + CCB • ACE-I ... • Hypertensive Encephalopathy ... Acute Coronary Syndrome
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)
APS is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by recurring blood clots resulting from antibodies
Antiphospholipid Syndrome ... (APS) APS is a ... to be present Treatment ... Antiphospholipid #Syndrome ... #APS #diagnosis
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Causes of Encephalopathy ... - Differential ... : Hypertensive encephalopathy ... paraneoplastic syndromes ... #Differential #