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Altered Mental Status - Encephalopathy Differential Diagnosis Framework - MINT

M - Metabolic
I - Infection
N - Neurologic
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- Encephalopathy ... Differential Diagnosis ... Infection N - Neurologic ... #Status #Encephalopathy ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Flexion - C6, C7 (median ... • Mexion - C8 (median ... opp - C8, T1 (median ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Diagnosis
Clinical Features:
 • Altered mental status (Either lethargy, confusion, or
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy ... Features: • Altered mental ... Immunomodulatory meds ... Posterior #Reversible #Encephalopathy ... #Neurology
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute Thiamine (B1) Deficiency 
Clinical Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 out of 4):
Wernicke Encephalopathy ... Deficiency Clinical Diagnosis ... 4): - Altered mental ... B1 #Deficiency #diagnosis ... #criteria #neurology
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Causes of Encephalopathy ... - Differential Diagnosis ... : Hypertensive encephalopathy ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Otitis Media
#Diagnosis #Management #Peds #OtitisMedia #Antibiotics #PEMSource
Otitis Media #Diagnosis ... #Management #Peds
Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Neurologic: ... Uremia, Hepatic encephalopathy ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
Wernicke Encephalopathy ... and Management ... Diagnosis - Caine ... • Changes in mental ... #Management #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Treatment
Blood pressure control:
 • Aim for 10-25% BP reduction within
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy ... titratable IV meds ... Posterior #Reversible #Encephalopathy ... Syndrome #Treatment #Management ... #Neurology
Urine Color - Differential Diagnosis
Red Urine:
 • Medical conditions: bleeding, porphyria, factitious disorder
 • Meds: rifampin,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Urine: • Any cause ... dyes typically cause ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... discoloration #nephrology