DIC - Answer>> Due to Sepsis from a variety of organisms
(bacterial, fungal, viral, and parasitic), Malignancy, Trauma,
Obstetrical complications, Intravascular hemolysis, often due to
acute hemolytic transfusion reaction (AHTR) in the setting of ABO
incompatible transfusion, but also in other forms of hemolysis
such as in severe malaria
Diabetes Insipidus - Answer>> extreme thirst, altered mental
status, repletion of 5-20 liters a day needed,
metabolic acidosis - Answer>> due to shock, excessive
diarrhea, PH less than 7.35
, Progressive Care Neuro Final
Post-polio - Answer>> Polio vaccine was released in 1955.
-In 1994 it was determined that polio was eliminated in North and
South America.
-However, post-polio remains...
-Post-polio occurs 15-40 years after the initial infection and
recovery.
Only a polio survivor can develop post-polio.
-Not everyone who survives polio will develop post polio.
-25-40% of people with polio will develop post-polio
Risk Factors for Developing Post-Polio - Answer>> 1. Greater
severity of acute paralytic poliomyelitis
2. Greater recovery after the acute episode
3. Permanent impairment after recovery from poliomyelitis
4. Longer interval since the acute illness
5. Older age at the time of the acute illness
6. Lower disability and older age at clinical presentation
7. Female sex
Polio Pathophysiology - Answer>> Poliomyelitis is caused by an
enterovirus (replicates in the intestines)
-The mechanism is unclear.
Two theories
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