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SEPSIS AND SEPTIC SHOCK

DEFINITION AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
 • Sepsis: Life-threatening organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host
DEFINITION AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ... • Pathophysiology ... cytokines, complement activation ... INITIAL MANAGEMENT ... ADVANCED MANAGEMENT
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation ... IL-1 and IL-6, leading ... nervous system (CNS) dysfunction ... MAS #Macrophage #Activation ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management
IGG-4 RELATED DISEASE

WHAT?
 • A chronic, immune-mediated fibroinflammatory disease with tumefactive infiltration of IgG4+ plasma cells
- Organ dysfunction ... PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ... progressive organ dysfunction ... complement • Classification ... IGG4 #Diagnosis #Management
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
bowel or bladder dysfunction ... monophasic Pathophysiology ... • Excessive activation ... Alterations: - Sensory features ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management