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Etiologies of Hypoaldosteronism

Hyporeninemic Hypoaldosteronism (Low Renin, Low Aldosterone)
 - Diabetic Nephropathy 
 - NSAIDs
Non-Hyporeninemic Hypoaldosteronism (Normal
insufficiency - Critical ... illness - Genetic ... Hypoaldosteronism #Differential ... #Aldosterone #Comparison ... #Table #Causes
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview ... A state of tissue ... death Common Clinical ... #criticalcare #differential ... #causes #classification
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview ... A state of tissue ... death Common Clinical ... #criticalcare #differential ... #causes #classification
21-Hydroxylase Deficiency (21-OHD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Autosomal recessive mutation in CYP21A2 coding for the enzyme 21-OHase
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... enzyme 21-OHase causes ... vomiting • Late (shock ... #genetics #endocrinology ... #peds #pediatrics
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Refeeding Syndrome Overview ... severe clinical ... Post-operative state ... Syndrome #Nutrition #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Bandemia Overview ... Normal: < 1% Clinically ... precursors" • Stab ... hypotension or septic shock ... CBC #hematology #pathophysiology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Syndrome (PRES) Overview ... Infection/Sepsis/Shock ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Reversible course Differential ... the underlying cause
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... Genetic predisposition ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... during Delivery • Stable
Hyperthermic Toxidromes
Five toxidromes may present with overlapping features: hyperthermia, rhabdomyolysis, altered mental status/seizures.
 • Sympathomimetic -
serotoninergic meds ... pharmacogenetic disease caused ... by genetic susceptibility ... Hyperthermic #Toxidromes #comparison ... #differential #