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Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
contractility) - Acute ... exacerbation (any cause ... - Myocarditis Obstructive ... (Mechanical obstruction ... #Table #CriticalCare
Hypotension / Shock Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic:
 • Poor oral intake
 • Hemorrhage
 • Renal loss
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... ventricular outflow obstruction ... Dysautonomia Obstructive ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #shock #causes
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Angina • Acute ... Tachyarrhythmia Airway Obstruction ... Pleural Thickening/Masses ... #Causes
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pigments Tubular Obstruction ... ) Post-Renal (Obstruction ... #Causes
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
- Classification ... tubular necrosis (causes ... Postrenal: • Ureteral obstruction ... requires bilateral obstruction ... Kidney #Injury #Classification
Causes of acute heart failure
 - Acute pressure overload (increased afterload, mechanical flow obstruction) 
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Causes of acute ... heart failure - Acute ... mechanical flow obstruction ... ) - Acute volume ... #Differential #Causes
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... biliary obstruction ... Intrahepatic • Obstructive ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Acute #algorithm
Antiarrhythmic Medication Table

#Antiarrhythmic #Medications #Table #Classification #Classes #Cardiology #Pharmacology
Antiarrhythmic Medication Table ... #Medications #Table ... #Classification ... #Classes #Cardiology
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Simplified Approach to Acute ... volume, Urinary obstruction ... PROBLEM ~80% of AKI cases ... CONSIDER INTRINSIC CAUSES ... LorinskyMD #AKI #Acute
Causes, classification and compensatory responses to shock.

Shock can be caused by any pathological process that leads
Causes, classification ... dysfunction or obstruction ... cardiogenic or obstructive ... #Differential #Causes ... #Types #Classification