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The Dementia Umbrella

Dementia is an umbrella term that describes a collection of symptoms that are caused
are caused by disorders ... The most common type ... Differential #Diagnosis #Types ... #Subtypes #Classification
Subtypes of Serum Proteins

Pre-albumin (Transthyretin)
Albumin
Globulins
 • Alpha-1: Alpha-1 antitrypsin, Serum amyloid A, Ceruloplasmin, Corticosteroid-binding globulin (Transcortin),
Subtypes of Serum ... Serum #Proteins #Subtypes ... #algorithm #classification ... #Types #hematology
Shock Types and Classification
DISTRIBUTIVE 66%
 • Sepsis/SIRS, anaphylaxis, adrenal insufficiency, liver failure, toxins, spinal/neurogenic
 • Warm
Shock Types and ... Classification ... pancreatitis), GI losses ... Cold and Dry #Shock ... #Types #Classification
Causes, classification and compensatory responses to shock.

Shock can be caused by any pathological process that leads
Causes, classification ... Shock can be caused ... The cause of shock ... #Differential #Causes ... #Types #Classification
Shock Classification and Differential Diagnosis
SHOCK
 • MAP <65, SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock Classification ... Differential Diagnosis SHOCK ... Blood Loss, GI Losses ... #Classification ... Differential #Diagnosis #Types
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
neurocognitive disorders ... diagnostic workup What type ... hallucinations - Movement disorders ... #Differential #Subtypes ... #Classification
Hyperglycemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Diabetes Mellitus:
 • Impaired Glucose Tolerance
 • Type I Diabetes
 • Type
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tolerance • Type ... I Diabetes • Type ... Burns, Sepsis) • Shock ... endocrinology #causes
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... protein receptor type ... activin A receptor type ... Hypertension #PHTN #Classification ... #Differential #Causes
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • RBC Membrane Disorder ... RBC Metabolism Disorder ... Non-lmmune #Anemia #Classification ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
undifferentiated shock ... is in impending shock ... ill patient with shock ... perfusion - shock ... classification