Altered mental status lab workup

    • [DOCX File]EM Basic | Your Boot Camp Guide to Emergency Medicine

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      Oct 29, 2012 · (more altered mental status than SI) Introduce yourself to the patient, sit down and listen ... -Some suggest doing a mini-mental status on every patient ... Acting bizarrely with a known history of psychiatric illness- if history/exam, workup, and sensorium is normal may be able to discharge if the patient doesn’t want to stay (you have a ...

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    • [DOC File]Psychology: Cognitive Disorders

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      The Dementia Workup. Physical exam including neurological exam, mental status and mini mental status exam. Vitamin B-12 and folate levels, RPR, CBC, chemistry panel, thyroid function tests. CT or MRI of the head. Alzheimer’s Disease-

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    • [DOC File]ACDIS

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      Lab workup on readmit: white blood cells count was 6.9, potassium was 3.6, creatinine 2.37, hemoglobin 9.6, urinalysis noted as above. Pt was admitted for suspected urinary tract infection and started on IV antibiotics. ... Altered mental status/delirium was attributed to “likely worsening hypoxia, hypercarbia, and respiratory failure. Dr ...

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    • [DOC File]AAFP Home | American Academy of Family Physicians

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      Altered mental status. ... Alpha-1 antitrypsin levels are not indicated in the acute management of COPD and would be used only in the initial workup (Strength of Recommendation: C).

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    • [DOCX File]2010 updated guide

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      1) First and foremost is to determine the presence of a life threatening condition. Cardinal complaints such as chest pain, shortness of breath, abdominal pain, headache, and altered mental status, etc. need to be systematically evaluated. Emergency Medicine is primarily a complaint oriented rather than a disease specific specialty.

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    • [DOCX File]University of Florida

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      Mental status changes with workup. Cardiac catheterization with "risk factors" for chest pain. Endoscopy for GI bleeding. Pain with workup requiring IV narcotics. Therapy with heparin, warfarin, gentamicin, or other medications requiring monitoring for toxicity and any new problem with workup. Withdrawing care or signing a DNR because of poor ...

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    • [DOC File]Teaching Case Template

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      Mental Status: Obtunded For Examiner Only. STIMULUS INVENTORY #1 Emergency Admitting Form #2 CBC #3 BMP #4 UA #5 ABG #6 Lactic acid #7 LFT #8 DIC panel #9 Cardiac enzymes #10 Toxicology #11 EKG #12 CXR #13 Head CT LAB DATA & IMAGING RESULTS. Stimulus #2 . Complete Blood Count (CBC) WBC 20,800 /mm3 . Hgb 14.5 g/dL . Hct 40.6 % . Platelets 216 ...

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    • [DOCX File]Patient Name; Age

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      Altered mental status, unstable vital signs per EMS. History of Present Illness: The patient is a healthy 27 year-old male athlete who was in the middle of an intense workout with a friend preparing for an upcoming triathlon. He abruptly stopped running with his friend and started chasing other people and accusing them of stealing his chickens.

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    • [DOCX File]Mistreatment nster.com

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      Clerkship in Emergency Medicine. D. epartment of . Emergency M. edicine. SUNY Downstate College of Medicine. Clerkship Director: Linda Fan, MD MEd. linda.fan ...

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    • [DOCX File]EM-SERC Sim Template

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      Cancer status – diagnosed with Small Cell lung cancer 5 years ago and received curative intent chemotherapy at the time. Over the last few months, he started to develop progressive SOB and pain, and imaging revealed recurrence of the disease. He is not currently on any disease-modifying therapy but has an appointment with oncology this week.

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