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Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
MI, Acute Heart ... Arrhythmias / CHB ... #inopressors #diagnosis ... #management #comparison ... #table
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Typical symptoms ... Less Typical Symptoms ... HF → no signs of ... #management #cardiology ... #pharmacology #
Chagas Disease - Acute, Chronic and Reactivation 

Acute Chagas
 - 95% asymptomatic
 - Chagoma (Romana's sign),
Chagoma (Romana's sign ... , myocarditis (CHF ... or symptoms - ... #Reactivation #Diagnosis ... #Table
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... #algorithm #management ... cardiology #treatment #table ... #heartfailure #chf ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 • Symptoms: Moderate visual
and Management ... caucasian • Symptoms ... orbital pain, (Sub)acute ... Unilateral • Signs ... lesions (b) • CSF
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable ... and progressive Acute ... #Management #Signs
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Infection/Sepsis/Shock ... Neurological symptoms ... : Acute onset 2 ... syndrome, ADEM, Acute ... #management #neurology
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
and Management ... duodenum Clinical Signs ... /Symptoms: • Classic ... patients with acute ... Management: SURGERY
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome • Diagnosis ... irrigation • Management ... • Hypovolemic shock ... Diuresis #Nephrology #Pharmacology ... #Medications #Table
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... weeks incubation Acute ... Romana's sign ... /symptoms, positive