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Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Classification ... END-ORGAN DYSFUNCTION ... #Classification ... Types #diagnosis #management ... warm #wet #dry #table
SEPSIS AND SEPTIC SHOCK

DEFINITION AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
 • Sepsis: Life-threatening organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host
COMMON CAUSES + ... immunosuppression, chronic ... INITIAL MANAGEMENT ... Lactated Ringers > Normal ... ADVANCED MANAGEMENT
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... Pathophysiology: 1) T-cell dysfunction ... symptoms are not caused ... but stable or chronic ... ), liver (pain/abnormal
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Idiopathic LV dysfunction ... exclude other causes ... sx overlap with normal ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... Delivery • Stable