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Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
Drugs 1) Determine ... #Vasoactive #Drugs ... #inopressors #diagnosis ... #management #comparison ... #table
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... bore (18-gauge) peripheral ... Vasopressors, Inotropes ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #criticalcare #treatment
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
fatal • Causes: Drugs ... - Cool fluids peripherally ... as they lead to peripheral ... #Hyperthermia #comparison ... #diagnosis #management
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
Drugs 5. ... , Hypotension, shock ... Disorientation, vertigo ... #rheumatology #comparison ... #table
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
life-threatening • Treatment ... Usual therapeutic management ... druginduced #lupus #sle #comparison ... #table #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Orthopnea/PND and Peripheral ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... patients need inotrope ... #algorithm #management ... #table #foamed
Overview of antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis.
Fluconazole - Low
hypokalemia, negative inotrope ... , and peripheral ... • Therapeutic drug ... #valleyfever #management ... #comparison #table
Scleroderma Like Conditions - Differential Diagnosis
Eosinophilic Fasciitis:
 - Orange peel induration (peau d'orange) of proximal extremities
- Differential Diagnosis ... hands and facei peripheral ... the mainstay of treatment ... immunocompromised host Drug ... #comparison #table
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... Delivery • Stable ... therapy, including inotropes ... #treatment
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
heart (Sepsis, Shock ... characterized by PERIPHERAL ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment