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Five Categories of Shock According to Primary Treatment of Causes and Problems

#Shock #Categories #Classification #Differential #Causes
According to Primary Treatment ... of Causes and Problems ... Shock #Categories #Classification ... #Differential #Causes ... #Diagnosis
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Prodrome: fever, chills ... +/- diarrhea Diagnosis ... • Autopsy PCR Treatment ... #Hantavirus #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
rule out other causes ... span, Impaired addition ... Initiate empiric treatment ... Encephalopathy #Grading #Classification ... #treatment #hepatology
Angioedema - Classification Diagnosis and Treatment
Types of Angioedema:
 • Acute allergic angioedema - Usually occurs with
Angioedema - Classification ... Diagnosis and Treatment ... cell-mediated in > 90% of cases ... #Angioedema #Classification ... #Types #Diagnosis
Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
sometimes advanced treatment ... flare ups that cause ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... HeartFailure #Staging #Classification ... #Stages #Classes
Aortic Stenosis Grading on echocardiography
The cut-offs for grading can be found in table 1. Discrepancies are
and are usually caused ... In addition, there ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... AorticStenosis #Classification
Streptocccus Pneumoniae
Microbiology: Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers:
 • Most common cause of:
• Most common cause ... media • Important cause ... Diagnosis: • Physical ... Specificity of 97%) Treatment ... • Macrolide (addition
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
of the ACC/AHA Classification ... With treatment, ... patients with a diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Stages #Classes
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... 38 degrees • Chills ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... #differential #causes ... #management #treatment
Classification of Diabetes Insipidus

Central or neurogenic diabetes insipidus:
 - Congenital - Structural malformations affecting the hypothalamus
Classification of ... uropathy, Metabolic causes ... Treatment is aimed ... Diabetes #Insipidus #Classification ... Types #Nephrology #Diagnosis