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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 #
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... #algorithm #management ... #table #foamed ... #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 ... #Management #treatment
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
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
presents with acute ... to 12 weeks for acute ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... fever • Septic shock ... #Management #Infections
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Romana's sign ... /symptoms, positive ... #Management #Treatment
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
heart (Sepsis, Shock ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management ... #criticalcare #foamed ... #treatment
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome • Diagnosis ... irrigation • Management ... • Hypovolemic shock ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... #Medications #Table