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Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) Criteria - Definitions of Sepsis, Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock

Systemic Inflammatory
Inflammatory Response Syndrome ... Sepsis and Septic Shock ... Inflammatory Response Syndrome ... drop > 40 (Organ dysfunction ... hypoperfusion) Septic Shock
SEPSIS AND SEPTIC SHOCK

DEFINITION AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
 • Sepsis: Life-threatening organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host
Life-threatening organ dysfunction ... cellular/metabolic dysfunction ... /hypofunction. ... CLINICAL RECOGNITION ... CLINICAL FEATURES
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Pathogenesis and clinical ... Anterior Cord Syndrome ... • Central Cord Syndrome ... Upper Extremity Dysfunction ... deficiencies -> Sphincter dysfunction
Causes, classification and compensatory responses to shock.

Shock can be caused by any pathological process that leads
compensatory responses to shock ... Shock can be caused ... vasodilatation, myocardial dysfunction ... The cause of shock ... is often clinically
Korsakoff Syndrome
Clinical Findings:
 • Confabulation: Usually initial phase of the disease
 • Anterograde amnesia: Memory impairment
Korsakoff Syndrome ... Clinical Findings ... other cognitive dysfunction ... Therefore, Korsakoff Syndrome ... neudrawlogy #Korsakoff #Syndrome
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Autoimmune:
 • Isolated
 • Polyglandular autoimmune syndrome 1
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Polyglandular autoimmune syndrome ... Polyglandular autoimrnune syndrome ... Thrombophilia • Critical ... • Pituitary dysfunction ... • Hypothalamic dysfunction
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview ... of hypotension Shock ... death -> end-organ dysfunction ... death Common Clinical ... Distributive Shock
Approach to Undifferentiated Shock - OnePager Summary
Shock occurs when there is inadequate blood flow (CO) &
Undifferentiated Shock ... OnePager Summary Shock ... CCB, BB, BRASH syndrome ... Obstruction (HOCM, critical ... cytokine release syndrome
Clinical Manifestations of Serotonin Syndrome
 • Ophthalmologic: Mydriasis, Ocular clonus (slow horizontal movements)
 • Gastrointestinal: Diarrhea,
Clinical Manifestations ... of Serotonin Syndrome ... , Late stages (shock ... ) Spectrum of Clinical ... ucsdim #Serotonin #Syndrome
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview ... of hypotension Shock ... death -> end-organ dysfunction ... death Common Clinical ... Distributive Shock