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Five Categories of Shock According to Primary Treatment of Causes and Problems

#Shock #Categories #Classification #Differential #Causes
Categories of Shock ... According to Primary Treatment ... of Causes and Problems ... Classification #Differential ... #Causes #Diagnosis
Primary and Secondary Causes of Cardiomyopathy
(a) Primary cardiomyopathies 
 - Genetic 
 - Mixed (genetic/acquired)
Primary and Secondary ... ) - Acquired ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Cardiomyopathy #Differential ... #Causes
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
Pathophysiology and ... Differential Diagnosis ... Congenital (e.g., HHT), Acquired ... #Diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes
Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
Pearls for Treatment ... abdominal pain, nausea ... ) at the doses required ... UseDisorder #Management #Treatment ... #Medications #Pharmacology
Classification of Diabetes Insipidus

Central or neurogenic diabetes insipidus:
 - Congenital - Structural malformations affecting the hypothalamus
Histiocytosis and ... AQP-2 gene - Acquired ... uropathy, Metabolic causes ... Treatment is aimed ... Nephrology #Diagnosis #Differential
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... undifferentiated shock ... ->treatments include ... before beginning treatment ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
is usually caused ... approach to the differential ... the underlying cause ... with DDAVP may be required ... #Hyponatremia #Differential
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
dissection is caused ... • Abrupt onset and ... Pulse deficit/differential ... deficit • Shock ... Treatment - ED
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Causes of Myocarditis ... more commonly cause ... Radiation, Electric Shock ... #differential # ... diagnosis #cardiology