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Shock Classification Types - Comparison Table
JVP, IVC on Ultrasound, Passive Leg Raise, Temperature of extremities, LV
Shock Classification ... Types - Comparison ... Table JVP, IVC ... Findings Hypovolemic Distributive ... #Comparison #Table
Causes, classification and compensatory responses to shock.

Shock can be caused by any pathological process that leads
Causes, classification ... Shock can be caused ... categorized as distributive ... vasodilatation produces distributive ... #Types #Classification
Common Vasopressors and Inotropes
Norepinephrine (NE)
 - Indication: Distributive shock (1st line for septic shock), Cardiogenic shock
- Indication: Distributive ... - Indication: Distributive ... Refractory shock (distributive ... - Indication: Distributive ... be used in all types
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
tubular acidosis (Types ... and 2, but not type ... Low #Potassium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes
Shock Classification Types - Pathophysiology Comparison

Obstructive Shock:
 • Obstructive shock is characterized by a blockage in
Shock Classification ... Types - Pathophysiology ... in blood flow caused ... Distributive Shock ... : • Distributive
Non-ACS Myocardial Injury - Elevated Troponin Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

 • Chronic Myocardial Injury: End
Diagnosis and Workup ... Algorithm • ... Shock, Hypoxemia, Anemia ... , Non-Vascular Distribution ... Occlusion • Stable
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Differential Diagnosis by Classification ... Intractable vomiting Distributive ... exacerbation (any cause ... Differential #Diagnosis #Classification ... #Table #CriticalCare
Anemia Diagnostic Algorithm

Mean corpuscular (cell) volume (MCV): Average RBC size. Under 80 = microcytic. Between 80-95
Anemia Diagnostic ... Algorithm Mean ... Red cell distribution ... Algorithm by Dr. ... #Workup #Hematology
Hematology Algorithms 

Anemia is described as a reduction in the proportion of the red blood cells.
Hematology Algorithms ... categorized as a central type ... or a peripheral type ... These causes could ... Red cell distribution
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
What type of MNCD ... Alzheimer - 1st cause ... - Progressive amnesia ... Dementia - 2nd cause ... Differential #Subtypes #Classification