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Shock - Pathophysiology 
Inadequate tissue perfusion to meet O2, nutrient requirements
1. Distributive Shock
2. Hypovolemic Shock
3. Cardiogenic
Shock - Pathophysiology ... Distributive Shock 2. ... Shock #Shock #Pathophysiology ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm
Leishmaniasis Life Cycle
1) Sandfly takes a blood meal (injects promastigote stage into the skin)
Human Stages:
2) Promastigotes
Human Stages: 2) ... Leishmaniasis #LifeCycle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Erythroderma - Diagnostic Algorithm. Pathophysiology: 1) Extensive cutaneous capillary dilation, results in widespread exfoliation of the
Erythroderma - Diagnostic Algorithm ... Pathophysiology: ... the epidermis 2) ... Exfoliative toxin 2) ... Erythroderma #Nikolsky #Algorithm
Petechiae/Purpura - Diagnostic Algorithm. Pathophysiology: 1) Represent the passage of erythrocytes from the intravascular to extravascular
Purpura - Diagnostic Algorithm ... Pathophysiology: ... extravascular compartment 2) ... as vasculiitis. 2) ... Purpura #Palpable #Algorithm
Echinococcus Life Cycle
1) Adult in small intestine eggs
2) Embryonated egg in feces
3) Oncosphere hatches; penetrates intestinal
intestine eggs 2) ... #Echinococcus #LifeCycle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Priority-based management algorithm for the undifferentiated patient in PEA arrest
PEA (no pulse by manual palp +
Priority-based management algorithm ... compressions 2. ... Cardiac POCUS 3 ... A-line placement - POCUS ... #PEA #arrest #algorithm
Strongyloides fuelleborni Lifecycle
Free-Living Cycle
1) Eggs containing rhabditiform larvae passed in feces.
2) Rhabditiform larvae hatch in environment.
Strongyloides fuelleborni Lifecycle ... passed in feces. 2) ... #fuelleborni #LifeCycle ... Parasite #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Malaria - Plasmodium Life Cycle
1) Mosquito takes a blood meal (injects sporozoites)
Human Liver Stages
2) Infected liver
Liver Stages 2) ... Malaria #Plasmodium #lifecycle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Echinostomiasis - Echinostoma Life Cycle
1) Unembroynated eggs passed in feces
2) Embryonated eggs in water
3) Miracidia hatch
passed in feces 2) ... #Echinostoma #LifeCycle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Babesiosis - Babesia Life Cycle
1) Tick takes a blood meal (sporozoites introduced into host)
2) Trophozie ←→
introduced into host) 2) ... Babesiosis #Babesia #LifeCycle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology