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Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Shock - Differential ... Anaphylaxis - Spinal cord ... exacerbation (any cause ... Classification #Table ... #CriticalCare
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential ... disc • Epidural abscess ... Causes: 1. ... TB - Spinal abscess ... diagnosis #neurology #differential
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Causes of spinal ... Spinal stenosis - Abscess ... Lower motor neuron symptoms ... Upper motor neuron symptoms ... syndromes #lesions #differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... residual lesion or is clear ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential ... #causes #management
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
meninges in spinal cord ... nerve roots Spinal Cord ... stroke Tuberculous Abscess ... • Caused by immune ... Tuberculosis #diagnosis #differential
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
spine L1-L5 Symptoms ... so-called ‘red flag’ symptoms ... - Emergency Causes ... Spinal infection/abscess ... #diagnosis #causes
Rockwood Clinical Frailty Score

There is no single generally accepted clinical definition of frailty. Previously developed tools
developed tools to assess ... active disease symptoms ... from whatever cause ... so, they seem stable ... minor illness. 9.
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
and congested (“Cold ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... cardiology #treatment #table ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Acute Altered Mental Status - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask while en route: vitals, hyper/hypoactive, POC glucose,
glucose, security, access ... AMS is just a symptom ... the underlying cause ... status #Management #criticalcare ... encephalopathy #differential