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Philip Alapat, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care
Baylor College of Medicine
Hematology
,
Neurology
Hyperviscosity Syndrome: A Differential Diagnosis for Altered Mental Status
10/22/2024
Hector D. Barreto-Vazquez, MD
,
Philip Alapat, MD
Altered mental status is a common presentation that requires a time-sensitive evaluation. But that evaluation can be addressed under a broad range of categories. This case demonstrates AMS evaluation
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