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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 ... dysfunction ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Causes, classification and compensatory responses to shock.

Shock can be caused by any pathological process that leads
Causes, classification ... vasodilatation, myocardial dysfunction ... renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system ... CriticalCare #Shock #Differential ... #Causes #Types
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
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Microcirculatory dysfunction ... Impaired Clearance: Systemic ... Mitochondrial dysfunction ... Lactic #Acidosis #Differential
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... Performance thorough ... or LV dysfunction ... Risk Stratify Type ... What is the type
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... are listed as Type ... of Circulatory System ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential ... #typeb #classification
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... Skin Disease Classification ... permanent alopecia Differential ... Kikuchi disease • Type-I ... mild cognitive dysfunction
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
The Neurological Evaluation ... consciousness Differential ... Severe injury/dysfunction ... reticular activating system
Causes of Hyperkalemia
l. Pseudohyperkalemia
  A Cellular efflux; thrombocytosis, erythrocytosis, leukocytosis, in vitro hemolysis
  B.
Tubulointerstitial diseases: syßtemic ... Pseudohypoaldosteronism type ... pseudohypoaldosteronism type ... #Hyperkalemia #Differential ... High #Potassium #Classification
DEMYELINATING DISEASES OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

What Are Demyelinating Diseases?
• Conditions that damage myelin, the protective
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM ... central nervous system ... • Clinical Types ... bladder/bowel dysfunction ... neurology #CNS #Differential