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Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
normotension Afterload reduction ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... weak inotropic agent ... Revascularization, treatment ... #Checklist #CHF
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
importantly, bedside ultrasound ... with presence of pulmonary ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #heartfailure #chf
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... the offending agent ... before beginning treatment ... output - Acute pulmonary
Lung sliding & pneumonia on POCUS
The differential diagnosis for absence of lung sliding includes pneumonia; however,
on POCUS The differential ... that there is a ... reduction or cessation ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #mimics
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
visualized as a ... Reversible course Differential ... should prompt consideration ... epilepticus Treatment ... - 10-25% BP reduction
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
the following should ... Lymphadenitis, pulmonary ... Leishmaniasis Differential ... Diagnosis: • Drug reaction ... Inflammatory #Syndrome #Differential
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
develop MS over a ... : decreased or absent ... virus, HIV, Hep A/ ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... management #neurology #differential
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... neuropathy • Absent ... proximal muscles of shoulder ... Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF ... Ig A nephropathy
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... May have typical HF ... started, patients should ... management #cardiology #treatment
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
of prior silent pulmonary ... in only half. absence ... seen 40% have a ... Standard treatment ... the US includes induction