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Causes, classification and compensatory responses to shock.

Shock can be caused by any pathological process that leads
Causes, classification ... Shock can be caused ... vasodilatation, myocardial dysfunction ... The cause of shock ... #Differential #Causes
Non-lschemic Causes of Cardiogenic Shock:

Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Digoxin 

Myocarditis 

Cardiomyopathies (sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, Takatsubo, 
hemochromatosis) 

Valvular
Non-lschemic Causes ... of Cardiogenic Shock ... , Sinus nodal dysfunction ... #Nonlschemic #Causes ... #Cardiogenic #Shock
Cardiogenic Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Identifying Hypoperfusion from Cardiac Dysfunction
 • Exam: Congestion vs Hypoperfusion
Cardiogenic Shock ... Hypoperfusion from Cardiac Dysfunction ... Diagnostic Studies • POCUS ... #Cardiogenic #Shock
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
PVFM) Cardiac Causes ... Hematologic Causes ... • Hypovolemic shock ... Severe kidney dysfunction ... Nervous System Dysfunction
SEPSIS AND SEPTIC SHOCK

DEFINITION AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
 • Sepsis: Life-threatening organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host
Life-threatening organ dysfunction ... cellular/metabolic dysfunction ... • 49 million cases ... COMMON CAUSES + ... all suspected cases
Dysgeusia Causes - Principal Categories of Gustatory Dysfunction
A large number of medications have been implicated in
Dysgeusia Causes ... implicated in smell and taste ... onset of smell or taste ... chemotherapy, which can cause ... loss of taste and
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview ... of hypotension Shock ... death -> end-organ dysfunction ... Distributive Shock ... #differential #causes
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview ... of hypotension Shock ... death -> end-organ dysfunction ... Distributive Shock ... #differential #causes
Secondary Causes of Hypothermia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definition:
- Core temp < 35°C

Infectious:
 - Sepsis

Neuromuscular Disease:
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Secondary Causes ... - Hypothalamic dysfunction ... Multi-system trauma - Shock ... Diagnosis #Secondary #Causes
Myocarditis on Echocardiogram
It is always great to witness the tremendous reversal of severe biventricular dysfunction from
biventricular dysfunction ... Case Resolution: ... clinical #cardiology #pocus