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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Coagulation (DIC) Overview ... Schistocytes, helmet cells ... Treat primary cause ... Coagulation #diagnosis #causes ... #treatment #management
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview ... rapidly progresses: cell ... death -> end-organ dysfunction ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #differential #causes
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview ... rapidly progresses: cell ... death -> end-organ dysfunction ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #differential #causes
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
IDSA Algorithm for ... the Management ... 12 000 or <400 cells ... evidence of organ dysfunction ... including those caused
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis Overview ... bowel or bladder dysfunction ... Pleocytosis > 100 cells ... • Infectious causes ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Syndrome (PRES) Overview ... marrow or stem cell ... unclear, endothelial dysfunction ... the underlying cause ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH)

Granulomatous Lesions comprising langerin-positive histiocytes and an inflammatory infiltrate can arise in virtually
• Endocrine Dysfunction ... marrow: Organ dysfunction ... Birbeck granules (EM ... for endocrine dysfunctions ... Histiocytosis #Diagnosis #Management