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The Dementia Umbrella

Dementia is an umbrella term that describes a collection of symptoms that are caused
symptoms that are caused ... not one specific disease ... The most common type ... is Alzheimer's disease ... #Subtypes #Classification
The Diagnostic Approach to Hyperkalemia
Drugs
 - Amiloride
 - Spironolactone
 - Triamterene
 - Trimethoprim
 - Pentamidine
 -
inhibitors Other causes ... I, type II - ... _ pHA type II ... #Hyperkalemia #Algorithm ... #differential #causes
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
Hypersensitivity Types ... Their Mechanisms Type ... cellular antigen, leading ... during hemolytic disease ... #Classification
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Anemia #MCV #Classification ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Summary table of types ... Allergen-specific lgE causes ... cell antigens, leading ... reaction, Haemolytic disease ... allergy #table #classification
Shock Classification Types - Pathophysiology Comparison

Obstructive Shock:
 • Obstructive shock is characterized by a blockage in
Shock Classification ... Types - Pathophysiology ... in blood flow caused ... Depends on the cause ... advanced valvular disease
Angioedema - Classification Diagnosis and Treatment
Types of Angioedema:
 • Acute allergic angioedema - Usually occurs with
Angioedema - Classification ... and Treatment Types ... dominant inherited disease ... #Types #Diagnosis ... #Treatment #management
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome
HPS - Diagnosis:
 1. Patients with liver disease
 2. Alveolar-arterial oxygen gradient (AaP02) >15 mmHg
Patients with liver disease ... Alveolar-arterial oxygen gradient ... vasodilatation HPS Classification ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #classification
Classification of Diabetes Insipidus

Central or neurogenic diabetes insipidus:
 - Congenital - Structural malformations affecting the hypothalamus
Classification of ... granulomatous diseases ... uropathy, Metabolic causes ... Diabetes #Insipidus #Classification ... #Types #Nephrology
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... protein receptor type ... activin A receptor type ... Hypertension #PHTN #Classification ... #Differential #Causes