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1
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AEIOUT-TIPS

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common causes of AMS

2
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A

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acidosis, alcohol

3
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E

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epilepsy

4
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I

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infection

5
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O

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overdose

6
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U

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uremia (kidney failure)

7
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T

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trauma, tumor, toxin

8
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I

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insulin (hypoglycemia or diabetic ketoacidosis)

9
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P

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psychosis, poison

10
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S

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stroke, seizure

11
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Wernicke’s syndrome

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acute but reversible encephalopathy (brain disease) / characterized by ataxia, eye muscle weakness, and mental derangement

12
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Korsakoff’s syndrome

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characterized by memory disorder / may to irrevesible