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Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
pharmacology ... #pharmacology # ... inopressors #diagnosis ... #management #comparison ... #table
A toxidrome is a syndrome (set of symptoms) caused by specific medications or toxins.

There are 5
set of symptoms) caused ... barbituates, “Z-drugs ... antihistamines #Diagnosis ... Toxicology #Toxidromes #Comparison ... #Table #Anticholinergics
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... Drugs 5. ... Cold #Urticaria #diagnosis ... #rheumatology # ... comparison #table
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy
Three syndromes in the critically ill pregnant woman who presents with coagulation defects.
1) HELLP
child * Severe cases ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #Hematology ... #Diagnosis #Comparison ... #Table
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome and Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Three syndromes in
child * Severe cases ... AFLP #obstetrics #hematology ... #diagnosis #table ... #comparison
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Drug Induced Lupus ... Discontinuation of causal ... druginduced #lupus #sle #comparison ... #table #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
- Differential Diagnosis ... findings based on cause ... adrenal crisis, drugs ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #table #comparison
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
associated with rheumatologic ... life-threatening causes ... #Presentation #comparison ... #Table #Diagnosis
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
without other cause ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
is required for diagnosis ... of intravenous drug ... in up to 30% of cases ... #Endocarditis #comparison ... #table