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Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
Vasoactive Drugs 1) ... muscle rupture, VSD ... Pericardial tamponade, Pulmonary ... embolism 2) Understand ... #table
Clinical Manifestations of Human Herpes Viruses (HHV)

Herpes simplex virus 1	HSV-1	Frequently subclinical (80-90%) Oral lesions (10-20%) congenital
Clinical Manifestations ... HSV-1 Frequently ... Epstein—Barr virus EBV ... Microbiology #Diagnosis #Comparison ... #Table
Myositis Specific Antibodies (MSAs)

Dermatomyositis: MDA5, TIF1y, NXP2, Mi-2, SAE
Anti-Synthetase Syndrome: Jo-1, PL7, PL12, EJ, OJ
Immune Mediated
TIF1y, NXP2, Mi-2, ... Anti-Synthetase Syndrome ... : Jo-1, PL7, PL12 ... Antibodies #MSAs #clinical ... #rheumatology #table
Vasopressors Table 
Rough properties by Target Receptor, Heart Rate/Inotropy, Systemic Vascular Resistance, Cardiac Output, Blood Pressure,
Vasopressors Table ... Blood Pressure, Pulmonary ... - Dobutamine 2- ... Dopamine, low 1- ... Effect #Management #Comparison
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
nodular pattern. 1. ... centrilobular nodules. 2. ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential #Comparison
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
renal failure Clinical ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... acute sarcoidosis Pulmonary ... • Heerfordt syndrome
Differentiating type-I vs. type-II MI

Sorting this out is difficult, often relying heavily on clinical judgement.

A key
relying heavily on clinical ... probably a type-2 ... probably a type-1 ... Definition #NSTEMI #Comparison ... #Table
Untreated VSD on POCUS Echocardiogram

Crazy POCUS of an untreated VSD with with pulmonary hypertension, Eisenmenger syndrome,
POCUS Echocardiogram ... with with pulmonary ... hypertension, Eisenmenger syndrome ... #Echocardiogram ... #Clinical #PLAX
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis. 
On the left multiple diseases showing septal thickening:
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular
septal thickening: 1. ... known carcinoma. 2. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
UNDIFFERENTIATED SHOCK

1. Echo is a powerful differentiator 
2. Echo ALL shock patients!
Sam Ghali @EM_RESUS
#Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram
UNDIFFERENTIATED SHOCK 1. ... differentiator 2. ... Ghali @EM_RESUS #Clinical ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Differential #Table