Tagged: change in mental status

June 22, 2018

Hypothyroidism and Myxedema Coma

When managing critically ill adults or even adults with “odd complaints,” we often think of the thyroid gland and its potential...

January 20, 2017

The patient complaint of “headache” often causes me to have a headache. There are so many things to ponder. We have...

August 5, 2016

The world can be a scary and dangerous place, but few things are as dangerous as an acutely agitated patient in...

September 12, 2014

Evaluating the child with altered mental status can be very challenging. As with adults, there are a myriad of potential etiologies...

May 17, 2013

I think that we’d all agree that 144/89 is not a normal blood pressure, but it is one that those of...