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Lactic Acidosis - Overview and Pathophysiology
Lactic acid is an endogenous substrate for gluconeogenesis, that is constantly
be a marker for severity ... why LR does not cause ... A: Impaired O2 ... B: Impaired O2 ... pathophysiology #classification
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
tubular acidosis (Types ... and 2, but not type ... Low #Potassium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes
Types of Urinary Incontinence
 - Stress Incontinence - The urethral sphincter is weakened so that transient
Types of Urinary ... time because of impaired ... #Incontinence #Types ... #Classification ... #Causes #diagnosis
Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
classified according to severity ... , describe the severity ... abnormalities that impair ... flare ups that cause ... HeartFailure #Staging #Classification
Hyperglycemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Diabetes Mellitus:
 • Impaired Glucose Tolerance
 • Type I Diabetes
 • Type
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Mellitus: • Impaired ... Tolerance • Type ... I Diabetes • Type ... endocrinology #causes
Severity of Aortic Stenosis in Adults 
Current ACC/AHA guidelines recommend cut-off values for Doppler-echocardiographic measurements of
Severity of Aortic ... >50 mmHg (2) (Table ... patients with impaired ... AorticStenosis #Classification ... #Severity #Criteria
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Summary table of ... Type 1 - Mediators ... Allergen-specific lgE causes ... #allergy #table ... #classification
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Classification ... • Most common type ... • Mechanical (impaired ... #Types #diagnosis ... warm #wet #dry #table
Aortic Stenosis Grading on echocardiography
The cut-offs for grading can be found in table 1. Discrepancies are
can be found in table ... and are usually caused ... AorticStenosis #Classification ... #Severity #Criteria
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Trauma and Spine Classification ... process fracture Stable ... fractures: Don't cause ... deficit, still able ... and Severity Score