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Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
moderate diastolic dysfunction ... flow progression, LA ... Diastolic #Diastology #Dysfunction ... #Grading #Classification ... Grades #Criteria #Table
Bedside Classification of Shock

Hypovolemic shock 

- Vomiting, diarrhea, overdiuresis 

- Hemorrhage (GI, peritoneal, RP) 

Distributive shock
Bedside Classification ... Acute valve dysfunction ... Prosthetic valve dysfunction ... CM #Shock #Classification ... Cardiogenic #Comparison #Table
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Summary table of ... - Mediators: lgE ... Allergen-specific lgE ... types #allergy #table ... #classification
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
Mechanisms Type I - lgE ... Allergen-specific lgE ... cross-linking of lgE ... Hypersensitivity #Types #Classification ... Diagnosis #Reactions #Table
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
glomeruli • Ex: IgA ... staining on IF • No EM ... Glomerulonephritis #RPGN #Classification
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
renal tubular dysfunction ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Types - Classification ... END-ORGAN DYSFUNCTION ... Anaphylactic → severe lgE-mediated ... water #Shock #Classification
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Classification ... END-ORGAN DYSFUNCTION ... water #Shock #Classification ... warm #wet #dry #table
Diastolic Dysfunction Assessment - Normal, Mild, Moderate and Severe

#Diastolic #Diastology #Dysfunction #Diagnosis #Cardiology #Grading #Classification #Grades
Diastolic Dysfunction ... Diastolic #Diastology #Dysfunction ... Cardiology #Grading #Classification ... Grades #Criteria #Table
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Idiopathic LV dysfunction ... thrombus, RV systolic dysfunction ... African ancestry, LGE ... during Delivery • Stable