7 results
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
• Orthostatic Hypotension ... Respiratory: • Pulmonary ... Embolism • Hypoxia ... • AFib/AFlutter ... #causes
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... Treat underlying cause ... Treat underlying cause ... #Treatment #management ... #cardiology #algorithm
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
malignant, pediatric cases ... sweating, and tachycardia ... may present with pulmonary ... , tachycardia, or ... #treatment
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
alternatively a reflex to hypotension ... remember to tailor treatment ... complex AND not hypotensive ... ); circulatory embolus ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
the Management ... temperature >38°C, tachycardia ... oral antibiotic treatment ... skin sloughing, hypotension ... including those caused
Clarkson’s Disease - Capillary leak syndrome
Epidemiology: Roughly 150 published cases, Median age 50 years, No sex
150 published cases ... lipothymia, thirst, hypotension ... , tachycardia, oliguria ... filling +++ (risk of pulmonary ... syndrome #diagnosis #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... embolus 3. ... pre-eclampsia, hypertension ... #cardiology #treatment