AEIOU TIPS - Mnemonic for Causes of Altered Mental Status A - Alcohol, Acidosis, Ammonia, Arrhythmia E - Electrolytes, Endocrine, Epilepsy I - Infection O - Overdose, Oxygen, Opiates U - Uremia T - Temperature, Trauma, Thiamine I - Insulin (hypoglycemia) P - Psychiatric, Poisoning S - Stroke, Seizure, Syncope, Space Occupying Lesions, Shunt (VP) Malfunction, SAH #AEIOUTIPS #AEIOU #Mnemonic #Causes #Altered #MentalStatus #AMS #encephalopathy #diagnosis #differential #confusion
