Differential Diagnosis for Confusion/agitation on exam
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Trauma Causes
Electromagnetic, Physics, trauma, Radiation Causes
Infectious Disorders (Specific Agent)
- Pneumonia, bacterial
- AIDS Meningoencephalitis
- Encephalitis, herpes simplex
- Encephalitis, viral
- Meningitis, aseptic/viral
- Meningitis, Hemophilus
- Meningitis, pneumococcal
- Meningitis/bacterial
- Meningococcal meningitis
- Pneumonia/Bronchopneumonia
- Pneumonia, acute lobar
- Pneumonia, pneumococcal
- Typhoid fever
- Meningitis, tuberculosis
- Amebic (Naegleria) meningoencephalitis
- Encephalitis, Eastern equine
- Encephalitis, Murray valley
- Encephalitis, St Louis B
- Encephalitis, Western equine
- Gram negative (e coli) meningitis
- Histoplasmosis meningitis
- Legionella meningoencephalitis
- Leptospiral meningitis
- Leptospirosis/severe (Weils) type
- Listeria meningitis
- Lyme meningoencephalitis
- Malaria, cerebral
- Meningitis, candida
- Meningitis, Coxacki viral
- Meningitis, echo viral
- Meningitis, staphylococcus aureus
- Meningitis, syphilitic, acute
- Plague meningitis
- Post-viral/infectious encephalopathy
- Rabies
- Reyes syndrome
- Toxic shock syndrome
- Trichinella meningoencephalitis
- West Nile fever/encephalitis
- Brucellosis
- Ehrlichiosis/Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis
- Legionaires disease
- Leptospiral disease
- Listeria monocytogenes/listeriosis
- Meningitis, fungal
- Plasmodium falciparum malaria
- Relapsing fever (Borrelia)
- Rocky mountain spotted fever
- Toxoplasma meningoencephalitis
- Meningitis, cryptococcal
- Psittacosis/ornithosis
- Toxoplasmosis, cerebral
- Encephalitis, California
- Encephalitis, equine, Venezuelan
- Encephalitis, Japanese B
- Encephalitis, powassan
- Malaria
- Meningitis, coccidioidomycosis
- Plague, bubonic
- Tularemia meningitis
- Leptospirosis Ictohemorrhagica
Infected organ, Abscesses
Granulomatous, Inflammatory Disorders
Neoplastic Disorders
Allergic, Collagen, Auto-Immune Disorders
Metabolic, Storage Disorders
Biochemical Disorders
Deficiency Disorders
Usage, Degenerative, Necrosis, Age Related Disorders
Relational, Mental, Psychiatric Disorders
Anatomic, Foreign Body, Structural Disorders
Arteriosclerotic, Vascular, Venous Disorders
Functional, Physiologic Variant Disorders
Vegetative, Autonomic, Endocrine Disorders
Reference to Organ System
Pathophysiologic
Drugs
- Digitalis toxicity/poisoning
- Hypoglycemia, diabetic/treatment
- Tricyclic overdose
- Belladonna tincture/elixir admin
- Drug induced Hypoglycemia.
- Drug induced Psychosis/Toxic psychosis
- Atropine/homatropine/parasympatholytic
- Anabolic steroid hormone administration
- Drug induced Delirium/confusion.
- Ergot toxicity
Poisoning (Specific Agent)
- Amphetamine/Speed toxidrome/Acute
- Dimethyltryptamine ingestion
- Alcohol intoxication, acute
- Delirium tremens
- Insecticide/organophosphate type
- Phencyclidine (Angel dust) intoxication
- Rohypnol/flunitrazepam ingestion/adm
- Snakebite (rattlesnake/pit viper type)
- Cocaine abuse/intoxication
- Hallucinogen abuse
- Smoke inhalation
- Methamphetamine/Speed/Amphetamine chronic/abuse
- Alcoholism, chronic
- 3-Quinuclidinyl Benzilate/Weapons (QNB/BZ) agent
- Agent 15/Weapons agent exposure
- Belladona-like plant alkaloid poisoning
- Belladonna/Nightshade herbal/intake
- Carbon monoxide poisoning/exposure
- Jimsonweed/Jamestown weed poisoning
- Mushroom/Belladonna-like poisoning
- Solanaceous alkaloid poisoning
- Lead poisoning
- Lead encephalopathy
- Nitrogen narcotic action
- Pentaborane poisoning
- Amanita muscarina/atropinoid toxicity (fly agaric)
Organ Poisoning (Intoxication)
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