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Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
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Medications: ... • Beta blockers ... Spondylarthropathies Other causes ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #cardiology #BRADI
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
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• Recent IV potassium ... • Beta blockers ... Medications 2. ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #potassium #high
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
• Recent IV potassium ... • Beta blockers ... Medications 2. ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #potassium #high
Causes of Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Cellular Shift:
   - Exercise
Causes of Hyperkalemia ... hyperosmolality - Medications ... : beta blockers, ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #potassium #high
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Etiology: • Medications ... ARBs, NSAIDs, β-blockers ... only if no clear cause ... STOP offending medications ... #potassium #nephrology
Clinically Significant Cardiovascular Drug-Drug Interactions With OTC Supplements and Herbal Products
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACEIs)
 • Night-blooming
increased bleed risk Beta-Blockers ... Increases effects of betablockers ... Decreases effects of beta-blockers ... vera, Licorice - Causes ... hypokalemia, increasing
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis 
 • Cardiac disease: Myocardial ischemia / infarction, Myocarditis, Congenital disorders, Cardiomyopathies,
disturbance (e.g. hyperkalemia ... ) • Medications ... (e.g. digoxin, beta ... Physiological causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
remember to tailor treatment ... toxicity (→ 3-10); beta-blocker ... calcium channel blocker ... myocardial infarction, hyperkalaemia ... Management #Workup #Cardiology