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Causes, classification and compensatory responses to shock.

Shock can be caused by any pathological process that leads
Causes, classification ... anaphylaxis, increased vascular ... shock is often clinically ... CriticalCare #Shock #Differential ... #Classification
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
workup 1) Clinical ... ... laboratory tests ... Frontal atrophy Vascular ... MNCD #Dementia #Differential ... #Subtypes #Classification
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... and diplopia) • Vascular ... Behcet syndrome (Clinical ... Behcet disease) Differential ... Arthritis, AS Treatment
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
dissection is caused ... catheterization • Thoracic ... Pulse deficit/differential ... deficit • Shock Treatment ... diagnosis #management #vascular
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Clinical Picture ... life-threatening Differential ... Clinical DX: - ... Bedside: ice pack test ... /Edrophonium test
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... or diagnostic tests ... before beginning treatment ... #typea #typeb #classification
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
- Emergency Causes ... lumbar stenosis • Vascular ... • Provocative Tests ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment ... #diagnosis #causes
Intermittent Bilateral Exophthalmos (Alternating Exophthalmos and Enophthalmos) on Physical Exam

Observing this patient in silence for a
Treatments are aimed ... The cause of this ... Differentials for ... Commonly, vascular ... Alternating #Bilateral #clinical
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
lung disease Caused ... intrapulmonary vascular ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... 10 minutes of rest ... Intra-pulmonary vascular
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
Syphilis - Clinical ... Manifestations and Treatment ... responsible for most cases ... Symmetric macular ... Aortitis, ascending thoracic