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An intuitive way to use ultrasound to evaluate sick patients along the peri-shock to full shock
, based on clinical ... POCUS #Evaluation #Protocol ... #Algorithm #Low ... #Hypovolemic #Distributive ... #Shock
Causes, classification and compensatory responses to shock.

Shock can be caused by any pathological process that leads
Shock can be caused ... vasodilatation, myocardial dysfunction ... as distributive ... The cause of shock ... is often clinically
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Causes of Acute ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Fungal • Protozoa ... Bacteremia Septic Shock ... #causes
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview ... death -> end-organ dysfunction ... death Common Clinical ... /flank edema) Distributive ... #differential #causes
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview ... death -> end-organ dysfunction ... death Common Clinical ... /flank edema) Distributive ... #differential #causes
SEPSIS AND SEPTIC SHOCK

DEFINITION AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
 • Sepsis: Life-threatening organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host
• 49 million cases ... COMMON CAUSES + ... CLINICAL RECOGNITION ... • Symptoms: Fever ... CLINICAL FEATURES
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
high index of clinical ... features: Fever ... features: Fever ... in up to 30% of cases ... Marantic #diagnosis #table
Causes of Fever in the Immunocompromised Host - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Structural Defect - Asplenia/HypospIenism
 • Bacteremia/Septic
Causes of Fever ... Bacteremia/Septic Shock ... or Neutrophil Dysfunction ... Infection #Fever ... #Causes #Hematology
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... and clinical associations ... symptoms - Headache, fever ... , Hypotension, shock ... rheumatology #comparison #table
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Pathophysiology: 1) T-cell dysfunction ... renal failure Clinical ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable ... General: fever, ... syndrome: ACUTE, fever