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Shock - Pathophysiology 
Inadequate tissue perfusion to meet O2, nutrient requirements
1. Distributive Shock
2. Hypovolemic Shock
3. Cardiogenic
Shock - Pathophysiology ... requirements 1. ... Cardiogenic Shock ... #Shock #Pathophysiology ... #causes
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... Toxic Megacolon, Shock ... Perforation) Pathophysiology ... post-ABx, but can ... be community-acquired
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
typically fall into 1 ... is essentially Cardiogenic ... Shock. ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
to 2 cases per 100,000 ... transplantation CLINICAL ... the underlying pathophysiology ... specific therapy, the clinician ... ventilation is required
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
Vitamin C is required ... poor nutrition Clinical ... , or any other cause ... Supplementation with 1 ... #AscorbicAcid #Pathophysiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
• Occurs in ~1 ... Cesarean delivery Clinical ... escalate to: ⚠️ Cardiogenic ... shock ⚠️ Arrhythmias ... Key Point: High clinical