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Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... Medications, Spinal Cord Injury ... Decompensated CHF ... • Obstructive: Pulmonary ... algorithm #treatment #management
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... - Differential ... syndrome, Congestion/CHF ... Hepatic artery: Shock ... extrahepatic source - Tests
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
or spinal cord injury ... insufficiency, acute ... embolism or severe pulmonary ... types #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #differential
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
- Management Checklist ... Liver function tests ... drained if causing acute ... treatment for acute ... #Checklist #CHF
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... liver or renal injury ... or diagnostic tests ... pulmonary edema ... peritonitis - Acute
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #heartfailure #chf
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Infection/Sepsis/Shock ... Reversible course Differential ... syndrome, ADEM, Acute ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Presentation: Injury ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... Herpes zoster, West ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Culture (+): Acute ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... nodes • Roth’s spots ... Septic Emboli Cause Injury ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
presents with acute ... Inhalation of spores ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... fever • Septic shock ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management