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Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
Diagnosis by Classification ... Reflex Syncope ... stress • Blood draw ... #Diagnosis #Classification ... #Table #Causes
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Amyotrophic Lateral ... combination of the clinical ... - Causes progressive ... Increased Jaw Jerk reflex ... conditions listed in differential
Epiglottitis - Swollen inflamed epiglottis 
Clinical (Rapid onset) 
 • Fever 
 • Sore throat
inflamed epiglottis Clinical ... Haemophilus influenzae type ... #Epiglottitis #Signs ... #Causes #Diagnosis ... #Differential #
Causes, classification and compensatory responses to shock.

Shock can be caused by any pathological process that leads
Causes, classification ... shock is often clinically ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... #Shock #Differential ... #Causes #Types
Kussmaul's Sign on Physical Exam

What’s the diagnosis?
Severe biventeicular failure with + Kussmaul sign! NICM. No constriction!

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What’s the diagnosis ... infarct, and other rarer ... causes of right-sided ... #physicalexam #clinical ... #video #jvp #cardiology
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
such as reflex ... syncope (ruling out differential ... diagnoses), ruling ... orthostatic vital sign ... should be guided by clinical
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
workup 1) Clinical ... workup What type ... (parkinsonian signs ... MNCD #Dementia #Differential ... #Subtypes #Classification
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Diagnosis The ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes ... classification
Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect

This maneuver of intermittent light stimulus is called the alternating light test or
It is a clear sign ... the pupillary reflex ... very sensitive diagnostic ... regarding the cause ... #Video #Pupils
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... protein receptor type ... activin A receptor type ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Causes