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Occult Causes of Non-Response to Vasopressors

vital disclaimer: the cognitive response to hypotension should not be reaching
Occult Causes of ... Non-Response to ... the cognitive response ... shock #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Causes
Low O2 saturation that does not respond to supplemental O2
- Key diagnostic feature (sat < 85%
that does not respond ... supplemental O2 - Key diagnostic ... (sat < 85% w/o response ... pulse oximeter causes ... COPD, anemia) #Diagnosis
Causes, classification and compensatory responses to shock.

Shock can be caused by any pathological process that leads
Causes, classification ... and compensatory responses ... Shock can be caused ... The compensatory responses ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... PVFM) Cardiac Causes ... Hematologic Causes ... • Physiologic response ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Causes of Mydriasis:
Dilated pupils (mydriasis) more than 7mm
 • Unilateral
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework Causes ... - Dim light response ... - Bright light response ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Nausea and Vomiting - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Chemoreceptor Trigger Zone/Area Postrema:
 • Drugs:
	- Chemo agents
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Causes of Nausea ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Emotional response ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #gastroenterology
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
pupillary dilation in response ... light; • Normal response ... females Differential Diagnosis ... dissociation • Other causes
Kerion
Raised, boggy lesion with heaped up purulent nodules 
Caused by host's response to a fungal ringworm
purulent nodules Caused ... by host's response ... #Dermatology #Diagnosis
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ADH Independent:
 • Tea and Toast Syndrome, Beer Potomania - Low solute
- Differential Diagnosis ... Responds briskly ... Psychogenic Polydipsia - Responds ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
frequently benign causes ... due to vasovagal responses ... The diagnostic approach ... Further diagnostics ... depends on the cause