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Non-lschemic Causes of Cardiogenic Shock:

Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Digoxin 

Myocarditis 

Cardiomyopathies (sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, Takatsubo, 
hemochromatosis) 

Valvular
Non-lschemic Causes ... Shock: Beta-Blockers ... Calcium Channel Blockers ... Tamponade, pulmonary ... #Nonlschemic #Causes
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
, use B-blockers ... with caution in pulmonary ... Treat underlying cause ... with caution in pulmonary ... Treat underlying cause
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
Causes of Palpitations ... SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS ... PHAEOCHROMOCYTOMA • PULMONARY ... #Palpitations #Causes
Causes of Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis
Increased Hydrostatic Pressure
 • Volume Expansion: Kidney failure, Pregnancy, Medication
Causes of Peripheral ... Heart failure, Pulmonary ... Dihydropyridine Ca2+ channel blockers ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Causes
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
Hyperkalemia Pulmonary ... Medications: • Beta blockers ... Calcium channel blockers ... Spondylarthropathies Other causes ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Iron Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Blood loss: GI (cancer, ulcer, IBD), GU
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... athletic training, Pulmonary ... achlorhydria: PPI or H2-blocker ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
has potential to cause ... - Bronchial Blockers ... treatment #workup #pulmonary
Approach to the Hypotensive Patient - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hypotension

Blood Pressure = Heart Rate x
bradycardia • AV blocks ... depletion • Pulmonary ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
twitching CARDIAC CAUSES ... • Bradycardia caused ... NON-CARDIAC CAUSES ... withdrawal of β-blockers ... Pheochromocytoma • Pulmonary
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
Guidelines for Crises ... neuromuscular blocker ... Consider other causes ... negative-pressure pulmonary ... Guidelines for crises