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Causes, classification and compensatory responses to shock.

Shock can be caused by any pathological process that leads
Causes, classification ... Shock can be caused ... vasodilatation, myocardial dysfunction ... The cause of shock ... #Types #Classification
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
PVFM) Cardiac Causes ... • Hypovolemic shock ... Severe kidney dysfunction ... Nervous System Dysfunction ... • Temperature/FEVER
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
death -> end-organ dysfunction ... #Classification ... #diagnosis #management ... #differential #causes ... #classification
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
death -> end-organ dysfunction ... #Classification ... #diagnosis #management ... #differential #causes ... #classification
SEPSIS AND SEPTIC SHOCK

DEFINITION AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
 • Sepsis: Life-threatening organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host
COMMON CAUSES + ... • Symptoms: Fever ... INITIAL MANAGEMENT ... ADVANCED MANAGEMENT ... #Diagnosis #Management
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Classification ... shock. ... END-ORGAN DYSFUNCTION ... #Classification ... Types #diagnosis #management
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Types - Classification ... shock. ... END-ORGAN DYSFUNCTION ... #Classification ... types #diagnosis #management
Biphasic Illness of Leptospirosis
Some patients do not progress to severe disease. Others, rapidly develop severe disease
-14 days): • Fever ... rash • Others: nausea ... renal + hepatic dysfunction ... hemorrhage • ARDS • Shock
Summary of Infections in which Steroids play a role in treatment
 • TB meningitis
 • TB
pericarditis (select cases ... Refractory septic shock ... Severe typhoid fever ... Indications #infections #management
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
64%) • Renal dysfunction ... (16%) • Shock ... Treat primary cause ... Coagulation #diagnosis #causes ... #treatment #management