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Shock Classification Types - Comparison Table
JVP, IVC on Ultrasound, Passive Leg Raise, Temperature of extremities, LV
Classification Types - Comparison ... extremities, LV Function ... #Shock #Types #Comparison ... differentiating #criticalcare
Shock Classification Types - Pathophysiology Comparison

Obstructive Shock:
 • Obstructive shock is characterized by a blockage in
Classification Types - Pathophysiology ... Comparison Obstructive ... and release of inflammatory ... #Shock #Types #Pathophysiology ... #Comparison #criticalcare
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
Distinguishing between Inflammatory ... joint disease Inflammatory ... knee hip and L/C-spine ... #Degenerative #Comparison ... JointPain #Diagnosis #pathophysiology
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
., spine, joints ... worsening valve function ... Endocarditis #checklist #criticalcare
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
disease states Pathophysiology ... and can activate inflammatory ... Monarticular inflammatory ... pain, loss of function ... #CPPD #Gout #Comparison
Lupus (SLE): Mucocutaneous Manifestations

 • Langerhan cells and keratinocytes release cytokines -> localized inflammatory response ->
cytokines -> localized inflammatory ... dermal-epidermal junction ... Manifestations #pathophysiology
Pulse Oximetry Summary
Pulse oximetry is the non-invasive continuous measurement of the oxygen saturation of hemoglobin. It
Shine Red and IR ... Oximetry #Summary #critcalcare ... #pathophysiology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... can become pro-inflammatory ... disrupt cellular function ... cervical and thoracic spine
Diabetic Foot: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Polyol Pathway - Excess glucose enters Polyol pathway ->
essential for cell function ... arthropathy -> Localized inflammatory ... #DiabeticFoot #pathophysiology
High Flow Nasal Cannula
Putative beneficial mechanisms of high flow nasal cannula (HFNC) 
oxygen therapy. EELV, end-expiratory
of mucociliary function ... highflownasalcannula #pathophysiology ... #mechanisms #criticalcare