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Causes, classification and compensatory responses to shock.

Shock can be caused by any pathological process that leads
Shock can be caused ... The cause of shock ... is often clinically ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... #Shock #Differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential ... #causes #management
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview ... death Common Clinical ... management #Overview #criticalcare ... #differential # ... causes #classification
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview ... death Common Clinical ... management #Overview #criticalcare ... #differential # ... causes #classification
Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
organ dysfunction caused ... infection SEPTIC SHOCK ... Clinical construct ... broad spectrum antibiotics ... #QSOFA #SIRS #criticalcare
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Evaluation - Chest ... Phos), CBC with differential ... (vital signs, clinical ... main ones) - Antibiotics ... Checklist #Management #CriticalCare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
just simply a clinical ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... Pulmonary Disease: Clinical ... Lung Disease: • Clinical ... NTM #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
CSF Penetration of Antimicrobials

Despite the poor CSF penetration, beta-lactams have the most research documenting successful treatment
compared to other antibiotic ... classes. 1 only ... successfully in clinical ... infections 5 however clinical ... Antimicrobials #InfectiousDiseases
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
levels; dengue shock ... fever - Another cause ... serologic tests; a chest ... Fever #Travel #Differential ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases