Altered Mental Status Flashcards
1
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AEIOUT-TIPS
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common causes of AMS
2
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A
A
acidosis, alcohol
3
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E
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epilepsy
4
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I
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infection
5
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O
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overdose
6
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U
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uremia (kidney failure)
7
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T
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trauma, tumor, toxin
8
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I
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insulin (hypoglycemia or diabetic ketoacidosis)
9
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P
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psychosis, poison
10
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S
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stroke, seizure
11
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Wernicke’s syndrome
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acute but reversible encephalopathy (brain disease) / characterized by ataxia, eye muscle weakness, and mental derangement
12
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Korsakoff’s syndrome
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characterized by memory disorder / may to irrevesible
