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Common Vasopressors and Inotropes
Norepinephrine (NE)
 - Indication: Distributive shock (1st line for septic shock), Cardiogenic shock
- Indication: Distributive ... - Indication: Distributive ... (distributive, ... - Indication: Distributive ... be used in all types
Hypotension / Shock Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic:
 • Poor oral intake
 • Hemorrhage
 • Renal loss
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Hypotension / Shock ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... hypertension Distributive ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #shock #causes
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
1) Determine type ... • Distributive ... • Cardiogenic: Acute ... MI, Acute Heart ... management #comparison #table
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Shock - Differential ... Intractable vomiting Distributive ... contractility) - Acute ... exacerbation (any cause ... Classification #Table
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... , Cardiorenal, Distributive ... Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia ... Diagnosis #nephrology #causes ... #algorithm
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
diagnosis The table ... to look at the pattern ... of distribution ... more than one pattern ... lobar pneumonia caused
Non-ACS Myocardial Injury - Elevated Troponin Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

 • Chronic Myocardial Injury: End
Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm ... Pre-Coronarv): Shock ... , Non-Vascular Distribution ... : Acute Myocarditis ... Occlusion • Stable
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
failure, and death DISTRIBUTIVE ... • Most common type ... insufficiency, acute ... Classification #Types ... warm #wet #dry #table
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Shock - Differential ... heart failure, acute ... findings based on cause ... Distributive (↓ ... Differential #Diagnosis #table
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Bimodal Age Distribution ... lymphadenopathy more diffuse ... involvement, irregular pattern ... Treated Like Acute