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AEIOU-TRIPS - CAUSES OF ALTERED MENTAL STATUS

AEIOU TRIPS - a detailed list of differentials to consider
OF ALTERED MENTAL ... detailed list of differentials ... patients with altered ... unresponsive, work ... #AMS #Differential
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
Inspiratory Positive Airway ... CHF, decreases intubation ... clear secretions, altered ... status • Won't Work ... #indications #criticalcare
Acute Altered Mental Status - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask while en route: vitals, hyper/hypoactive, POC glucose,
Acute Altered Mental ... Diagnosis and Workup ... the underlying cause ... status #Management #criticalcare ... encephalopathy #differential
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
surgery related cause ... POTENTIAL CAUSES ... oedema; bronchial intubation ... #Pressure #Differential ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
Guidelines for Crises ... or oesophageal intubation ... salbutamol by metered ... a chest X-ray as ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
As soon as ... presume oesophageal intubation ... POTENTIAL CAUSES ... CardiacArrest #Checklist #Differential ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
problem. ❸ Treat airway ... Consider supraglottic airway ... or tracheal intubation ... Consider other causes ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Subglottic stenoses (SGS) during systemic diseases
Subglottic stenosis (SGS) = congenital (children) or acquired (adult) characterized by
narrowing of the upper airways ... cartilage Diagnostic Work-up ... Post-traumatic: Orotracheal intubation ... systemic #diseases #differential ... #diagnosis #causes