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Causes, classification and compensatory responses to shock.

Shock can be caused by any pathological process that leads
Shock can be caused ... The cause of shock ... is often clinically ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... #Shock #Differential
Hyperglycemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Diabetes Mellitus:
 • Impaired Glucose Tolerance
 • Type I Diabetes
 • Type
Hyperglycemia - Differential ... agonists • Others Critical ... / Physiologic Stress ... Burns, Sepsis) • Shock ... endocrinology #causes
Stress Dose Steroids - Medical and Surgery Indications
Minor Stress:
 • Inguinal hernia repair
 • Mid febrile
Stress Dose Steroids ... Indications Minor Stress ... • Mid-moderate nausea ... Hypotension or Shock ... Indications #Dosing #management
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Shock - Differential ... a.k.a. neurogenic shock ... exacerbation (any cause ... #Differential # ... Classification #Table #CriticalCare
Causes of Depressed / Lethargic Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Maternal Related:
 • Drugs (Ex. SSRI)
 •
Causes of Depressed ... Lethargic Newborn - Differential ... • Respiratory Distress ... • Anemia • Shock ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis

Stress ulcerations are common in ICU patients and may lead to hemorrhage if not
Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis ... Risk Factors • Clinical ... Presentation • Management ... #Prophylaxis #criticalcare ... #pharmacology #management
Hypotension - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask for vitals en route
2) Immediate Assessment
3) Examine for a cause:
Rapid Response Management ... Examine for a cause ... #Hypotension #Management ... #criticalcare # ... Shock
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
on scores and clinical ... class (30-day all cause ... Transient Hypotension, Shock ... prognostication #diagnosis #management ... stratification #criticalcare
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... Dehydration Shock ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #criticalcare ... algorithm #treatment #management
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
Shock - Differential ... • Emotional stress ... bradycardia • Sinus pauses ... #Syncope #Differential ... Classification #Table #Causes