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Primary and Secondary Headache Types - Differential Classification

- By Dr. Eric Strong @DrEricStrong

#Headaches #Primary #Secondary #Types
- Differential ... Classification ... - By Dr. ... #Differential # ... #Table
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
Hypokalemia - Differential ... and 2, but not type ... periodic paralysis Dr ... Low #Potassium #Table ... #Classification
The Dementia Umbrella

Dementia is an umbrella term that describes a collection of symptoms that are caused
Dementia affects ... perform every day ... Dementia #Umbrella #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Types ... #Subtypes #Classification
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
renal tubular dysfunction ... - Genetic defects ... Hypomagnesemia #Differential ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Classification ... END-ORGAN DYSFUNCTION ... • Most common type ... #Types #diagnosis ... #table
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Types - Classification ... END-ORGAN DYSFUNCTION ... - Most common type ... water #Shock #Classification ... #criticalcare #differential
Von Willebrand Disease Classification
Type 1 (Accounts for ~3/4 of cases):
 • Defect: Quantitative defect (i.e. not
Willebrand Disease Classification ... Type 1 (Accounts ... (i.e. dysfunctional ... hemophilia A) - Dr ... VonWillebrand #Disease #Classification
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... thorough physical assessment ... B3: Hereditary Defects ... myopathies - Defects ... #typeb #classification
Platelet disorders and Aggregometry
Glanzmann Thrombasthenia
 • Defective aggregation to all agonists except ristocetin
 • Normal platelet,
1 or Type 3) — ... differentiate vWD ... ) is absent or dysfunctional ... with qualitative defects ... morphology Dr
Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 • Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
confabulation), dry ... anemia, cognitive deficits ... ataxia, cognitive dysfunction ... vitamin #nutrition #table ... #differential #