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Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Diagnosis Framework ... Medications, Spinal Cord Injury ... • Hypovolemic: Blood ... #criticalcare # ... #management
Shock Classification and Differential Diagnosis
SHOCK
 • MAP <65, SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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and Differential Diagnosis ... Insufficiency, Liver Failure ... Medications, Spinal Cord Injury ... 6, CVP < 8 • Blood ... #Types #criticalcare
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
months without treatment ... Drug-Induced Liver Injury ... #Cirrhosis #Hepatology ... gastroenterology #management ... #diagnosis
Approach to Undifferentiated Shock - OnePager Summary
Shock occurs when there is inadequate blood flow (CO) &
is inadequate blood ... essential to determine treatment ... (PE, PHTN), LV Failure ... #diagnosis #differential ... guyton #curves #criticalcare
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
multisystem organ failure ... or spinal cord injury ... vascular → RV failure ... Classification #types #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework and Management ... Hyperuricemia • Hyponatremia ... UA positive for blood ... #Management #causes
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome • Diagnosis ... irrigation • Management ... • Hypovolemic shock ... Prevention of blood ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
removal from the blood ... liver or renal injury ... ->treatments include ... before beginning treatment ... gluconeogenesis Liver Injury
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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to acute liver failure ... pattern of liver injury ... Hepatitis (eg Viral) Management ... regarding need for treatment ... #Management #Hepatology
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function ≥ (or possibly MELD
with chest x-ray, blood ... - Acute kidney injury ... - Multiorgan failure ... or shock Eligible ... #Algorithm #hepatology