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SEPSIS AND SEPTIC SHOCK

DEFINITION AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
 • Sepsis: Life-threatening organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host
CLINICAL RECOGNITION ... CLINICAL FEATURES ... INITIAL MANAGEMENT ... ADVANCED MANAGEMENT ... Shock #Diagnosis #Management
Susac Syndrome - Clinical Triad
 - Central nervous system dysfunction
 - Branch retinal artery occlusion
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Susac Syndrome - Clinical ... nervous system dysfunction ... Triad #Diagnosis #Management
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
organ damage Clinical ... 64%) • Renal dysfunction ... 25%) • Hepatic dysfunction ... • Respiratory dysfunction ... causes #treatment #management
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Illness Script
Epidemiology:
 - Patients at risk for bacteremia: IVDU, dental abscess, HD
most common (63%) Clinical ... bladder/ bowel dysfunction ... Abscess #diagnosis #management
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Erythematosus (SLE) Clinical ... Encephalopathy, Cognitive Dysfunction ... cerebritis #diagnosis #management
Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
Diagnosis and Management ... Life-threatening organ dysfunction ... Clinical construct ... in-hospital mortality Management ... Criteria #Diagnosis #Management
IGG-4 RELATED DISEASE

WHAT?
 • A chronic, immune-mediated fibroinflammatory disease with tumefactive infiltration of IgG4+ plasma cells
- Organ dysfunction ... progressive organ dysfunction ... specific) COMMON CLINICAL ... Essential Criteria: Clinical ... IGG4 #Diagnosis #Management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Idiopathic LV dysfunction ... thrombus, RV systolic dysfunction ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... Management during ... support for patients clinically
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
Algorithm for the Management ... or those with clinical ... evidence of organ dysfunction ... SSTIs #Algorithm #Management
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
bowel or bladder dysfunction ... Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Autonomic Dysfunction ... Bowel/Bladder dysfunction ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management