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Hypoxemia vs Hypoxia
Hypoxemia - Partial pressure of arterial oxygen (PaO2) is below normal
Hypoxia - Insufficient oxygen
O2 delivery to compensate ... hypoxia #hypoxemia #differential
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
PRE-SHOCK - Compensated ... cardiac arrest or decompensated ... #criticalcare #differential
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Compensated? ... Differentials? ... acidosis Step 5 - Differential ... Base #Gas #VBG #differential
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
anti-lgG • Compensated ... younger pts) Differential
Cirrhosis Timeline and Mortality Rate
Compensated Cirrhosis
Stage 1 - No varices (Annual Mortality Rate 1%)
Stage 2 -
Mortality Rate Compensated ... Mortality Rate 3.7%) Decompensated
Rapid Pediatric Assessment Diagram:
* Assessment of Appearance
  - Tone: Moves spontaneously, resists examination
  -
Diagram #Metabolic #Compensated ... #Decompensated
The distinctive phenotypes of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF), their presentations, and suggested therapeutic routes

#Phenotypes #HeartFailure
phenotypes of Acute Decompensated ... #HeartFailure #Decompensated
Decompensated Heart Failure Management Strategies

Wet (volume overloaded) vs Dry (euvolemic) and Cold (low cardiac output) vs
Decompensated Heart ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Decompensated
Decompensated Heart Failure Classification
Wet (volume overloaded) vs Dry (euvolemic) and Cold (low cardiac output) vs Warm
Decompensated Heart ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Decompensated
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Warm Extremities
 - Distributive Shock - Low JVP
Shock - Differential ... Shock (Rule out Decompensated ... #Hypotension #Differential