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The Dementia Umbrella

Dementia is an umbrella term that describes a collection of symptoms that are caused
are caused by disorders ... The most common type ... #Diagnosis #Types ... #Subtypes #Classification ... #Geriatrics
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Types - Classification ... end-organ damage, multisystem ... - Most common type ... #types #diagnosis ... #criticalcare #differential
Causes, classification and compensatory responses to shock.

Shock can be caused by any pathological process that leads
Causes, classification ... Shock can be caused ... renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system ... #Differential # ... Causes #Types #Classification
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... protein receptor type ... activin A receptor type ... , lenectomy Systemic ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
are listed as Type ... Nonhypoxic • Type ... - Alcohol • Type ... - Propofol • Type ... #typeb #classification
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Amyloid, Wild Type ... Mucopolysaccharidosis Type ... Cardiomyopathy, Systemic ... Sarcomeric Protein Disorders ... #cardiology #algorithm
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
neurocognitive disorders ... diagnostic workup What type ... MNCD #Dementia #Differential ... #Subtypes #Classification ... Workup #Diagnosis #Geriatrics
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... Skin Disease Classification ... permanent alopecia Differential ... ) • Endocrine disorders ... Kikuchi disease • Type-I
Differential Diagnosis: New-Onset Seizure in the Elderly

STRUCTURAL:
 • Stroke/TIA, Subdural hematoma, mass
 • Traumatic Brain Injury
Differential Diagnosis ... abscess • Sepsis: Systemic ... Patients with all types ... • Sleep Disorders ... Elderly #Neurology #Geriatrics