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Shock - Pathophysiology 
Inadequate tissue perfusion to meet O2, nutrient requirements
1. Distributive Shock
2. Hypovolemic Shock
3. Cardiogenic
Inadequate tissue perfusion ... Distributive Shock ... Pathophysiology #differential ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #causes
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Focal: Simple, Complex ... #Causes #neurology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Injury (AKI) - Differential ... , Cardiorenal, Distributive ... Kidney #Injury #Differential ... #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes #algorithm
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Pleural Effusion ... • Herpes Simplex ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute ... Injury (AKI) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... antibodies • Immune-complex ... #KidneyInjury #Nephrology
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Algorithm - Approach ... documented to be a complete ... Nephrocalcinosis causes ... #Algorithm #differential ... nephrotic #syndrome #nephrology
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Hypochloremia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... homeostasis is complex ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... Pathophysiology #Nephrology
Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
Sympathetic • Complex ... Pain #Mechanisms #Neurology ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... the patient’s complete ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential ... #typea #typeb #classification
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
time you have a case ... normal volume-based algorithm ... with poor renal perfusion ... #Hyponatremia #differential ... table #sodium #nephrology