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Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
END-ORGAN DYSFUNCTION ... CARDIOGENIC (Cold ... OBSTRUCTIVE (Cold ... HYPOVOLEMIC (Cold ... warm #wet #dry #table
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Artery Disease • Stable ... • Asthma • COPD ... Pneumonia • ARDS • COPD ... #Causes
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
tachycardia, dyspnea, cold ... END-ORGAN DYSFUNCTION ... beriberi CARDIOGENIC (Cold ... ring OBSTRUCTIVE (Cold ... cardiomyopathy HYPOVOLEMIC (Cold
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Classification ... fractures: Don't cause ... deficit, still able ... 2 Complete cord ... 3 Incomplete cord
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis Overview ... cord resulting ... cord that results ... cord (Myelopathy ... of the cord -
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

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

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... cord neurological ... Cord Causes: 1 ... Bowel and bladder dysfunction ... differential #algorithm
Causes of Hypotonic Infant (Floppy Newborn) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Central Nervous System - Decreased LOC, Axial
Causes of Hypotonic ... Syndromes - Spinal ... CordSpinal ... Transient Myasthenia Gravis ... #Causes #Peds #
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS)
(aka: Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome:
	Most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis
	Rapidly progressive ascending paralysis & areflexia
	Autonomic
 Most common cause ...  Myasthenia gravis ... hyperreflexia, spinal ... cord lesion on ...  Spinal Cord
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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Equina Syndrome Overview ... bowel and sexual dysfunction ... - Emergency Causes ... cord infarct ... spondylitis • Tethered cord