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Causes, classification and compensatory responses to shock.

Shock can be caused by any pathological process that leads
Causes, classification ... vasodilatation, myocardial dysfunction ... shock is often clinically ... renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system ... #Types #Classification
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation ... IL-1 and IL-6, leading ... fever syndromes Clinical ... Fever is the main clinical ... (CNS) dysfunction
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... heart disease Systolic ... dysfunction Diastolic ... dysfunction ... #Differential #Causes
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Allergen-specific lgE causes ... to complement activation ... glomerulonephritis, Systemic ... allergy #table #classification ... #comparison
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
high index of clinical ... features: Fever -, Systemic ... features: Fever +, Systemic ... in up to 30% of cases ... #Endocarditis #comparison
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Manifestations of Systemic ... Erythematosus (SLE) Clinical ... Encephalopathy, Cognitive Dysfunction ... autoantibodies that will cause ... inflammation, leading
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
IDSA Algorithm for ... or those with clinical ... evidence of organ dysfunction ... including those caused ... #SSTIs #Algorithm
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
, leading to the ... • They can cause ... Cryoglobulins Cause ... Syndrome: • Clinical ... diagnosis #types #classification
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... , Scleroderma, Systemic ... Bowel and bladder dysfunction ... differential #algorithm
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... ) Suspect: Clinical ... Skin Disease Classification ... mild cognitive dysfunction ... Chronic B-cell activation