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Cardiorenal Syndromes (CRS) - Classification

Cardiorenal syndromes (CRS) define a broad scope of disorders of the heart
) - Classification ... acute or chronic dysfunction ... acute or chronic dysfunction ... #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Types
IGG-4 RELATED DISEASE

WHAT?
 • A chronic, immune-mediated fibroinflammatory disease with tumefactive infiltration of IgG4+ plasma cells
- Organ dysfunction ... progressive organ dysfunction ... • Pancreas: Type ... Thyroid (Riedel's), CNS ... complement • Classification
Subtypes of Serum Proteins

Pre-albumin (Transthyretin)
Albumin
Globulins
 • Alpha-1: Alpha-1 antitrypsin, Serum amyloid A, Ceruloplasmin, Corticosteroid-binding globulin (Transcortin),
• Gamma: IgM, IgG ... , IgA, RF, CRP ... Subtypes #algorithm #classification ... #Types #hematology
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Types - Classification ... END-ORGAN DYSFUNCTION ... - Most common type ... water #Shock #Classification ... #criticalcare #differential
Causes, classification and compensatory responses to shock.

Shock can be caused by any pathological process that leads
Causes, classification ... vasodilatation, myocardial dysfunction ... CriticalCare #Shock #Differential ... #Causes #Types ... #Classification
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... protein receptor type ... activin A receptor type ... Diastolic dysfunction ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
bowel or bladder dysfunction ... that results in CNS ... Autonomic Dysfunction ... Bowel/Bladder dysfunction ... management #neurology #differential
Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Pachymeningitis is a rare condition that causes areas of a layer
Pachymeningitis - Differential ... Neurosyphilis • CNS ... pachymeningitis • CNS ... Inflammatory • IgG4 ... HP #Neurology #differential
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Agglutinin Disease 3 Types ... Agglutinin Syndrome (CAS ... younger pts) Differential ... Donath-Landsteiner (IgG
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
rate + Normal CRP ... Skin Disease Classification ... permanent alopecia Differential ... Kikuchi disease • Type-I ... mild cognitive dysfunction