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Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
Drugs 1) Determine ... type and etiology ... #inopressors #diagnosis ... #management #comparison ... #table
Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
 • Diabetic Ketoacidosis ± Hyperglycemia ± Hyperosmolar
 • Alcoholic Ketoacidosis ± Hyperglycemia
Hyperglycemia • Shock ... Ethylene glycol • Type ... acidosis - Drugs ... Metabolic #Acidosis #differential ... #diagnosis
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Shock - Differential ... MAP = CO x SVR ... adrenal crisis, drugs ... Diagnosis #table ... #comparison #criticalcare
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Diagnosis The ... circulation If drugs ... B2: Drugs and Toxins ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential
Metabolic Acidosis with Anion Gap - KILU Mnemonic

K - Ketoacidosis
	• DKA
		- With normal glucose, ask if
- Lactate • Type ... hypoxia (e.g. shock ... or leukemia or drug ... Metabolic #Acidosis #diagnosis ... #differential
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Fever, wheezing • Drug ... similar to AEP or CEP ... Diseases #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table #eosinophilia
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
However, when the diagnosis ... or the type of ... obtained by PAC can ... #NormalValues #Differential ... #Table #Chambers
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
can only be confirmed ... clinical suspicion is required ... of intravenous drug ... #Endocarditis #comparison ... #table
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
form of delayed-type ... perstans • A form of acquired ... malignancies, and drugs ... #table #differential ... #diagnosis #dermatology
Scleroderma Like Conditions - Differential Diagnosis
Eosinophilic Fasciitis:
 - Orange peel induration (peau d'orange) of proximal extremities
Like Conditions - Differential ... Diagnosis Eosinophilic ... immunocompromised host Drug ... #Diagnosis #comparison ... #table #dermatology