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Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
• Cardiogenic: Acute ... MI, Acute Heart ... Pericardial tamponade, Pulmonary ... inopressors #diagnosis #management ... #comparison #table
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... differential #algorithm #management ... #table #foamed ... #criticalcare #icu
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
->treatments include ... circulation If drugs ... cardiac output - Acute ... pulmonary edema ... peritonitis - Acute
Altitude Sickness: Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE) and High Altitude Pulmonary Edema
Altitude Sickness: Acute ... High Altitude Pulmonary ... Edema (HAPE) Clinical ... #Elevation #Comparison ... #Table
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... #cardiology #treatment
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Infection/Sepsis/Shock ... abnormality, Medication/Drug ... syndrome, ADEM, Acute ... epilepticus Treatment ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management