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The Dementia Umbrella

Dementia is an umbrella term that describes a collection of symptoms that are caused
Dementia affects ... The most common type ... Dementia #Umbrella #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Types ... #Subtypes #Classification
Diuretic Electrolyte Excretion Effects 
Diuresis, Na+, K+, Mg2+, Ca2+, Cl-, HCO3-, Uric Acid
 - Thiazide Type
Electrolyte Excretion Effects ... Acid - Thiazide Type ... #electrolytes #effects ... #pharmacology #comparison ... #table
The four different types of takotsubo syndrome during diastole (left column) and systole (middle column). The
four different types ... The right column depicts ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #SubTypes ... Cardiomyopathy #Comparison ... #Table
Vasculitis - Break down based on vessel size 
Distribution of vessel involvement by large vessel vasculitis,
predominantly affects ... predominantly affects ... any type of vessel ... #Rheumatology #Differential ... Medium #Large #Classification
Common Vasopressors and Inotropes
Norepinephrine (NE)
 - Indication: Distributive shock (1st line for septic shock), Cardiogenic shock
mild ↑CO) - Side effects ... with HCM) - Side effects ... be used in all types ... Vasopressors #Inotropes #comparison ... #table #pharmacology
Inherited Qualitative Platelet Defects
Bernard-Soulier Syndrome
 • Defect of adhesion due to a lack of GP Ib/IX/V
Qualitative Platelet Defects ... Thrombasthenia • Defect ... Inherited #Platelet #Defects ... #comparison #table ... #differential #
Characteristics of Common Lipid Disorders
Polygenic hypercholesterolemia
Atherogenic dyslipidemia
 • Frequently accompanied by central obesity or diabetes
Familial hypercholesterolemia,
Dysbetalipoproteinemia (type ... disorders #diseases #comparison ... #table #defects ... #diagnosis #differential
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
- Genetic defects ... Hypomagnesemia #Differential ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification
Diagnosis and Management of Idiosyncratic Drug-induced Liver Injury (DILI)

DILI Types:
 • Intrinsic - predictable, dose dependent
(DILI) DILI Types ... less common, only affects ... Idiosyncratic #differential ... gastroenterology #algorithm
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Neoplasia/Warburg effect ... B3: Hereditary Defects ... myopathies - Defects ... #typeb #classification