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Hypoxia and Hypoxemia - Overview
Hypoxia - insufficient oxygen delivered to tissues to meet demands
Hypoxemia - low
and Hypoxemia - Overview ... SvO2 → Low PaO2 ... CaO2 → Low SvO2 ... summary #pulmonary #differential ... diagnosis #causes #pathophysiology
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview ... death -> end-organ dysfunction ... diagnosis #management #Overview ... #criticalcare #differential ... #causes #classification
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview ... death -> end-organ dysfunction ... diagnosis #management #Overview ... #criticalcare #differential ... #causes #classification
Lactic Acidosis - Overview and Pathophysiology
Lactic acid is an endogenous substrate for gluconeogenesis, that is constantly
Lactic Acidosis - Overview ... and Pathophysiology ... Acidosis #types #differential ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #classification
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential ... B-Cell ~90% • Low ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #Classification ... #pathophysiology ... Diagnosis #NonHodgkin #differential
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Coagulation (DIC) Overview ... Prolonged PT/PTT • Low ... protein C and S Pathophysiology ... 64%) • Renal dysfunction ... • Respiratory dysfunction
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
renal tubular dysfunction ... Hypomagnesemia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Low ... Magnesium #Table #Classification
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential ... rice, Cereals • Low ... and myocardial dysfunction ... Manifestations #Differential ... beriberi #nutrition #pathophysiology
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Refeeding Syndrome Overview ... , K, Mg2+) • Slow ... Syndrome #Nutrition #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
Equina Syndrome Overview ... symptoms: • Severe low ... bowel and sexual dysfunction ... constipation Differential ... Equina #syndrome #differential