Altered Mental Status - AEIOU TIPS

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Across
  1. 3. unaddressed renal failure will lead to fluid and electrolyte imbalances
  2. 5. insufficiency results in loss of cellular function, if >8 min may subsequently exacerbate to hypoxemia in primary organs
  3. 6. hypo-/hyper- changes to internal environment will affect metabolic rate and affect cerebral blood flow and overall oxygen perfusion into tissues (vasodilation/vasoconstriction)
  4. 7. mechanism induces a shock-state (hypovolemia = decreased perfusion); e.g. increased intercranial pressure = hypoxia/hypoxemia
  5. 8. burst of uncontrolled electrical activity between neurons causing temporary abnormalities in muscle tone, behaviours, sensations or states of awareness
  6. 10. temporary and momentary drops in amount of blood flow to the brain; loss of postural tone will often lead to falling down or needing to lie down but will resolve < 2 min
  7. 13. neurologic manifestations brought on by either a respiratory condition that affects PaCO₂ (↑RR = ↓ETCO₂ or ↓RR = ↑ETCO₂) or metabolic condition affected by presence/lack of HCO₃
  8. 15. system involving hypothalamus and related glands that secrete hormones that regulate primary bodily functions (hormone inhibition/releasing of hormones)
  9. 17. occlusions or hemorrhage affecting cerebral blood flow
  10. 18. location of mass and type (benign/malignant/metastasis) are determining factors of impact and degree of severity
Down
  1. 1. chemical imbalance within CNS affecting release/inhibition/binding key neurotransmitters
  2. 2. cardiac output inefficiencies can lead to blood pooling/clotting, leading to artery clogging and cutting off of arterial blood flow to heart, brain and other organs
  3. 4. facilitates alteration of levels of GABA (increases effects) and excitatory neurotransmitters (suppresses release)
  4. 5. body's reaction is entirely dependent on drug category-type due to factors including mechanism of action, dosage, potentiation, and biotransformation
  5. 9. ion effectors of cardiac functionality and neuron-firing (e.g. Na+, Ca++, K+)
  6. 11. alteration of body's chemical environment depending on the type and ROE, facilitates acid-base imbalances
  7. 12. hypoglycemia, if prolonged, may lead to DKA; deficiencies may lead to brain signaling problems (affecting dopamine-signaling, which involves reward and motivation systems of brain)
  8. 14. damage/disease to brain structure (e.g. encephalitis, meningitis)
  9. 16. immune response to a trigger may cause inflammation to neuron sites, inhibiting neural-firing and impairing normal cell function