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Causes, classification and compensatory responses to shock.

Shock can be caused by any pathological process that leads
Causes, classification ... compensatory responses to all ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... #Shock #Differential ... #Classification
Acute Altered Mental Status - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask while en route: vitals, hyper/hypoactive, POC glucose,
Acute Altered Mental ... is just a symptom ... the underlying cause ... #criticalcare # ... encephalopathy #differential
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Decreased SVR and altered ... #diagnosis #management ... #Overview #criticalcare ... #differential # ... causes #classification
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Decreased SVR and altered ... #diagnosis #management ... #Overview #criticalcare ... #differential # ... causes #classification
Post-Transplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorders (PTLD)
Definition: Lymphoid and/or plasmacytic proliferations that occur as a result of immunosuppression in
accounts for 21% of all ... regimen Signs/Symptoms ... Diagnosis and classification ... to 50% of PTLD cases ... oncology #diagnosis #management
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Diagnosis and Management ... neuropsychiatric symptoms ... of awareness, Altered ... recommend using as ... Encephalopathy #Grading #Classification
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Neurological symptoms ... edema visualized as ... Reversible course Differential ... the underlying cause ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
matthewarentz et al ... as data on new ... 31 • First US case ... Cheatsheet #Diagnosis #Management ... #Coronavirus #CriticalCare
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Receptor (sTfR) to differentiate ... ACD • Monitor & ... diet/deficiency symptoms ... /other causes • ... Algorithm #diagnosis #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... Proposed Mechanism: Altered ... • Avoid ARB/ACE-I ... defibrillator as