Altered Mental Status

Approach

  • ABC’s including a GCS if sick
  • VS including fingerstick glucose
  • GOTIMES to guide DDx
  • CBC, CMP, urine pregnancy, ECG, Head CT
  • Consider CXR, UA, LP, APAP, ASA, EtOH
  • Consider empiric Abx +/- steroids, +/- acyclovir for meningitis/encephalitis