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Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
Shock and Vasoactive ... Heart Failure, Valvular ... Disease, Mechanical ... inopressors #diagnosis #management ... #comparison #table
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Infarction • Stable ... • Dilating Aneurysm ... Mediastinal Causes: - Vascular ... • Biliary Disease ... • Peptic Ulcer Disease
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment
Ulcers:
 • Treatment: Topical steroids
 • Prevention: Colchicine
 • Azathioprine for refractory disease
Arthritis:
for refractory disease ... immunosuppressive meds) Vascular ... be needed for aneurysms ... Syndrome #Treatment #management ... #pharmacology #rheumatology
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
shock. ... insufficiency, acute valvular ... • Pulmonary vascular ... Types #diagnosis #management ... warm #wet #dry #table
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
in 24h Airway disease ... Kaposi's sarcoma • Rheumatologic ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... Heart failure Vascular ... Thoracic aortic aneurysm
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... , Severe Valve Disease ... compartment syndrome, Vascular ... Dehydration Shock ... algorithm #treatment #management
Summary of Coagulation Deficiencies
Inherited:
 • Hemophilia A - Deficiency of Factor VIII
 • Hemophilia B -
Malabsorption (e.g. celiac disease ... Advanced Liver Disease ... Acute DIC - Septic shock ... Deficiencies #Summary #table ... comparison #diagnosis #hematology
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
• Aortic valve disease ... Thoracic aortic aneurysm ... deficit • Shock ... Dissection #diagnosis #management ... #vascular
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
or the type of shock ... severe cardiogenic shock ... disease), or those ... index) -systemic vascular ... #Differential #Table
Behcet's Syndrome - Diagnosis
Diagnostic Criteria for Behget's Syndrome (International Study Group for Behget's Disease):
 • Recurrent,
Group for Behget's Disease ... medium-large joints) • Vascular ... thromboses, arterial aneurysms ... and peripheral vascular ... Diagnosis #criteria #rheumatology