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

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Hypertension and Altered Mental ... Status (AMS) - ... Differential Diagnosis ... Cardiac: • CHF ... #Diagnosis #causes
Acute Altered Mental Status - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask while en route: vitals, hyper/hypoactive, POC glucose,
and stabilize: AMS ... the underlying cause ... #criticalcare # ... encephalopathy # ... differential #diagnosis
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy ... edema visualized as ... Reversible course Differential ... the underlying cause ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Demyelinating disease caused ... • Symptoms: AMS ... • VZV • HIV encephalopathy ... CNS #Infections #differential
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Receptor (sTfR) to differentiate ... report dehydration as ... /other causes • ... improvement w/ mental ... #diagnosis #management
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Neuro: altered mental ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #Overview #criticalcare ... #differential # ... causes #classification
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #heartfailure #chf ... #criticalcare #
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Neuro: altered mental ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #Overview #criticalcare ... #differential # ... causes #classification
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... May have typical HF ... defibrillator as ... deteriorating on medical
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Medical history ... disease b) CHF ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... perioperative medical ... and surgical management