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The Dementia Umbrella

Dementia is an umbrella term that describes a collection of symptoms that are caused
is an umbrella term ... symptoms that are caused ... Dementia affects ... with the person's normal ... #Subtypes #Classification
Mitral Valve Regurgitation - Carpentier Classification
Type I - Normal Leaflet Motion
   - Type la
Regurgitation - Carpentier Classification ... Type I - Normal ... dilatation - Type ... lb - Leaflet defect ... #Carpentier #Classification
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
tubular acidosis (Types ... and 2, but not type ... Low #Potassium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes
Renal tubular acidosis (RTA): refers to a group of conditions all of which cause the same
conditions all of which cause ... acidosis that has a normal ... few different types ... /causes of RTA # ... RenalTubularAcidosis #Features #Table
Types of Urinary Incontinence
 - Stress Incontinence - The urethral sphincter is weakened so that transient
Types of Urinary ... stronger than normal ... #Incontinence #Types ... #Classification ... #Causes #diagnosis
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Summary table of ... Type 1 - Mediators ... Allergen-specific lgE causes ... #allergy #table ... #classification
Shock Classification Types - Pathophysiology Comparison

Obstructive Shock:
 • Obstructive shock is characterized by a blockage in
Shock Classification ... Types - Pathophysiology ... in blood flow caused ... Depends on the cause ... #Shock #Types #Pathophysiology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Causes of Lactate ... B3: Hereditary Defects ... myopathies - Defects ... #typea #typeb # ... classification
Von Willebrand Disease Classification
Type 1 (Accounts for ~3/4 of cases):
 • Defect: Quantitative defect (i.e. not
Willebrand Disease Classification ... Type 1 (Accounts ... for ~3/4 of cases ... Accounts for <5% of cases ... VonWillebrand #Disease #Classification
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
- Genetic defects ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes #Workup