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Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Classification ... CARDIOGENIC (Cold ... water #Shock #Classification ... Types #diagnosis #management ... #dry #table
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
Often hard to differentiate ... HUGE treatment implications ... awaiting confirmatory testing ... Comparison #Diagnosis #Table
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Shock - Differential ... Diagnosis by Classification ... Anaphylaxis - Spinal cord ... #Diagnosis #Classification ... #Table #CriticalCare
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Reflex Testing - ... , Acute spinal cord ... Hyperreflexia #Testing ... #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #table
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Types - Classification ... tachycardia, dyspnea, cold ... water #Shock #Classification ... types #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #differential
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
Hypokalemia - Differential ... type 4) - Salt wasting ... #Hypokalemia #Differential ... Low #Potassium #Table ... #Classification
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... • They must be able ... pts with severe COPD ... Cardiac #Stress #Testing ... #cardiology #management
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
Hyponatremia - Differential ... e.g. pneumonia, COPD ... Cerebral salt wasting ... #Hyponatremia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Table
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Ext: warm vs. cold ... EmmGeezee #Shock #Classification ... #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #differential ... #causes #classification
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Ext: warm vs. cold ... EmmGeezee #Shock #Classification ... #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #differential ... #causes #classification