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Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
- CBC with differential ... Trauma - Acute ... /severe headache ... of infection (fever ... #Evaluation #Workup
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... history of cancer, HIV ... and signs (e.g., fever ... arteritis • Acute
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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/ AIDS - Differential ... • Symptoms: Fever ... • Symptoms: Fever ... mental status, ... • Symptoms: Delirium
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
poisoning • Mental ... • Fever - Febrile ... deficits (CN Ill, IV ... symptoms #clues #differential ... #diagnosis
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
CNS infection: fever ... at home or at work ... ) - acute angle ... postpartum #Diagnosis ... #Differential
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Herpesviruses (MCC: HSV ... • Fever • Nuchal ... Symptoms: • Acute ... meningeal signs (fever ... rigidity) • Altered mental
Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
days and presents fever ... Headache/ retro-orbital ... transmission, with acute ... bleeding: based on evaluation ... classification #diagnosis
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
fires, heating pads ... Rash of Lyme in early ... include: infections (HSV ... comparison #table #differential ... #diagnosis #dermatology
Rome IV Criteria for diagnosing Functional Abdominal Pain Disorders (FAPD)
Irritable bowel syndrome
The criteria must be fulfilled
Rome IV Criteria ... for diagnosing ... Postprandial fullness • Early ... episodes of intense, acute ... nausea, vomiting, headache