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Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
(ACLF) Clinical ... months without treatment ... Lung Failure ... Kidney Failure ... Drug-Induced Liver Injury
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Deficiency in Heart Failure ... Pathophysiology ... Chronic heart failure ... → Inflammation causes ... functional ID) Treatment
Vitamin deficiency causes clinical disease
Vitamin C deficiency causes scurvy.  Vitamin C is important for the
Vitamin deficiency causes ... clinical disease ... Vitamin C deficiency causes ... failure of the ... #Pathophysiology
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Insufficiency, Liver Failure ... Medications, Spinal Cord Injury ... Dehydration Shock Treatment ... Differential #Diagnosis #criticalcare ... #algorithm #treatment
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
metabolites induce injury ... whoop; respiratory failure ... cause quadriplegia ... & respiratory failure ... peds #pediatrics #pathophysiology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Acidosis: Hypoxic/Failure ... Hypovolemia - LV failure ... /DKA - Liver failure ... deficiency - Renal failure ... production Renal Failure
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
severe clinical ... • Respiratory failure ... Congestive heart failure ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... inflammatory lung injury ... overload with heart failure ... the underlying cause ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Medical Comorbidities Malignancies (most commonly hairy-cell leukemia)
Immunogenetic Predisposition: patient is
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Viral replication causes ... direct injury to ... ischemia - Heart failure ... PolyarteritisNodosa #Pathophysiology
Shock Classification Types - Pathophysiology Comparison

Obstructive Shock:
 • Obstructive shock is characterized by a blockage in
Classification Types - Pathophysiology ... in blood flow caused ... Depends on the cause ... leading to organ failure ... #Comparison #criticalcare