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Shock Classification and Differential Diagnosis
SHOCK
 • MAP <65, SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Diagnosis SHOCK • MAP ... malperfusion • Lactate ... / Low SVR • Sepsis ... Insufficiency, Liver ... Medications, Spinal Cord Injury
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... malperfusion - Lactate ... Distributive: Sepsis ... Insufficiency, Liver ... Medications, Spinal Cord Injury
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... or renal injury ... of Circulatory System ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia ... #typea #typeb #classification
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
brucellosis) • Sepsis ... with leukopenia, anemia ... thrombocytopenia • Liver ... Triglycerides • ↑ Lactate ... Diagnosis #Management #Hematology
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Shock, Severe Anemia ... Impaired Clearance: Systemic ... liver Failure, ... Malaria, Late Sepsis
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
Elevated Lactate ... Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential ... RBCs, muscle, liver ... the serum that has ... disease #LDH #Lactate
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
reflection on the differential ... portal venous system ... intra-abdominal sepsis ... venousgas #ultrasound #hepatology ... #liver #pocus #
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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Tachypnea - Differential ... effusion/Tamponade Hematologic ... Tachypnea: • Anemia ... poisoning Nervous System ... Post-Ictal/Grand mal
Capnocytophaga Canimorsus Skin Rash

40 M presents w/ N, V, severe epigastric pain. SHx: smoker, drinks 18
air conditioning system ... Bandemia, AKI. ... microvascular injury ... initially with a beta-lactam-beta-lactamase ... Canimorsus #Skin #Rash #dermatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... Skin Disease Classification ... permanent alopecia Differential ... , APLA, PAC • Aseptic ... lymphopenia, low PLT • Anemia