Essential Facts on the Go: Internal Medicine (36 page)

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Authors: Lauren Stern,Vijay Lapsia

Tags: #Medical, #Family & General Practice, #Internal Medicine

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Hypo/hyperthyroidism, hyperparathyroidism, adrenal insufficiency
CNS Disorders
Sundowning
Dementia
CVA/TIA, hypertensive encephalopathy
Meningitis, encephalitis, brain abscess
CNS vasculitis, lupus cerebritis
Seizure (postictal state)
Malignancy
Brain metastases
Gliomatosis cerebri
Carcinomatous meningitis

Reproduced with permission from Longo DL, et al.
Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine
, 18th ed. McGraw-Hill, 2012.

IX_1_b
Altered Mental Status

Workup

Check ABC’s + blood glucose level

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