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The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
central cause of AVS ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #AVS ... VestibularSyndrome #Posterior ... #CVA #Peripheral
Altered Mental Status - Encephalopathy Differential Diagnosis Framework - MINT

M - Metabolic
I - Infection
N - Neurologic
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Differential Diagnosis ... Infection N - Neurologic ... ASanchez_PS #AMS ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #MINT
MOVE STUPID - Mnemonic for Altered Mental Status (Delirium)
 - Metabolic (hypercalcemia, hyponatremia)
 - Oxygen (hypoxia)
Vascular (MI, Bleed, CVA ... #MentalStatus #AMS ... #encephalopathy ... #differential # ... diagnosis #confusion
Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
Mental Status - Differential ... DiagnosisNeurologic ... Uremia, Hepatic encephalopathy ... Mental #Status #AMS ... #Differential #
Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
Stroke - Differential ... and Management ... Bleeding Diathesis, AVM ... SCVMCMed #Stroke #CVA ... #management #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Encephalopathy ... may precede the neurologic ... edema visualized as ... Reversible course Differential ... #management #neurology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Meningitis, Myelopathy, Encephalopathy ... (for secondary APS ... prevention (statin for CVA ... Erythematosus #SLE #CNS #neurology ... #management #treatment
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
disrupted, treat as ... syndrome • ED Management ... II-IV, pending orthopedic ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Orthopedics
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
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Diagnosis Framework ... : CKD, ESRD • CV ... Polyneuropathy, ALS ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
pads (anterior & posterior ... is seen, treat as ... II-IV, pending orthopedic ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Orthopedics