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Causes of Approach to Altered Level of Consciousness - Workup
Clinical Exam - Focal
 • Trauma
 •
Causes of Approach ... Consciousness - Workup ... • Trauma • Stroke ... Refer to Blood Work ... #algorithm #Causes
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Differential Diagnosis by Classification ... - Severe heart failure ... exacerbation (any cause ... Eric Strong https ... #Table #CriticalCare
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
depletion - Heart failure ... pathology (e.g. strokes ... Eric Strong https ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes #Sodium
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
Differential Diagnosis by Classification ... - Autonomic failure ... Eric Strong https ... Differential #Diagnosis #Classification ... #Table #Causes
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Kidney Injury - Classification ... Dehydration • Heart failure ... syndrome) • Liver failure ... tubular necrosis (causes ... - Strong Medicine
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... : • Vascular: Stroke ... Uremia, Liver failure ... #Causes #neurology
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Causes of Fatigue ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Sclerosis • Stroke ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
Diagnosis and workup ... Alzheimer - 1st cause ... Dementia - 2nd cause ... multiple ischemic stroke ... Differential #Subtypes #Classification
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Eric Strong https ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes #Workup
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hemolysis • Marrow Failure ... #Anemia #MCV #Classification ... #Causes #Hematology