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Loss of Consciousness Differential Diagnosis | DDx

We are back with another addition to our DDx series, with our video on DDx of Loss of Consciousness. Well, You, as a doctor, often come across patients with lose consciousness. In today’s video, we will be discussing your approach to loss of consciousness differential diagnosis. ▬ 📃 Differential Diagnosis of Loss of Consciousness Now firstly, you need to ask the patient the following questions that include these domains: ▬ 📜 History Taking for Sudden Loss of Consciousness Now, there are some important questions, that you need to ask about the patient before making a diagnosis. Firstly, you need to ask the patient or the caretaker about the symptoms like: 👉 Fever, shaking chills, headache, sweating, tremulousness, convulsion, trouble breathing, cough, nausea, vomiting, painful or difficult urination, dark urine, a recent change in urine quantity, change in sensation or movements. Secondly, you should ask if he has had any of the conditions like: 👉 Convulsions or seizures, emotional problems, nervous system disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, renal or liver disease, alcoholism, lung disease, heart disease. Now, one more important question you need to ask is if there is a history of the above diseases in their family. You should also question your patient about: 👉 Use of sedatives, tranquilizers, insulin, and opiates. ▬ 📃 Loss of Consciousness Physical Examination Now, that you are aware of the symptoms of your patient. What you are supposed to do next, is the physical examination of the patient. Well, that is done through blood pressure, breathing rate, pulse, temperature, thorough eye exam, checking the neck for stiffness, listening to the chest with a stethoscope, skin exam, checking extremities for swelling, thorough check of the reflexes and movement. ▬ 📜 Diseases Related to Loss of Consciousness DDx 🔵 Blackouts 🔵 Seizures 🔵 Head Injury 🔵 Insulin Overdose 🔵 Drug Overdose 🔵 Meningitis 🔵 Encephalitis 🔵 Severe Systemic Infection 🔵 Brain Abscess 🔵 Diabetic Ketoacidosis 🔵 Hypertensive Encephalopathy 🔵 Intracranial Hemorrhage So, Now, if you are clear about your findings, you can manage your patient accordingly or do further investigations if required. That was all about the differential diagnosis of Sudden Loss of Consciousness differential diagnosis. ▬ 🎬 5500+ sqadia.com Medical Videos ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 👩🏻‍⚕️ Accessible Medical Student Education 24/7/365 💡 Simplifying Medical Learning 💪 Study Hard, Dream Big, Achieve More