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Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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• Obstructive arterial ... inspiratory drop in arterial ... Anacrotic • Pulsus parvus ... amplitude) • Pulsus tardus ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
Diagnosis and Workup ... , abdomen) - Arterial ... depending on the cause ... Aortitis #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Differential #Causes
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Diagnosis and Workup ... life-threatening causes ... rupture Initial workup ... , PT. aPTT • Serial ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #workup
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
devices could have caused ... Insert central and arterial ... Check serial lactates ... to achieve mean arterial ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Arterial Lines & Waveforms
Arterial lines permit continuous invasive blood pressure measurement, frequent arterial blood sampling, and
Arterial Lines & ... Waveforms Arterial ... WAVE TEST The arterial ... AS • Pulsus tardus ... intrathoracic pressure and causes
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
are caused by prerenal ... obstruction: • Trial ... CONSIDER INTRINSIC CAUSES ... for WBCs, RBCs, casts ... KidneyInjury #simplified #workup
Secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) CardiacCT. In nl development, the ostium secundum allows placental blood to
Secundum atrial ... shunting then closes ... Cardiology #CardiacCTA #CCTA ... #ASD #Atrial #SeptalDefect
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Antiarrhythmics Pharmacology Summary
Cardiac Conduction Phases:
Phase 0 - Ventricular Depolarization:
 • Na+ channels open leading to a
• Atrial depolarization ... contraction of atrial ... Vaughan Williams Classification ... #Pharmacology #Classification ... #Classes #pathophysiology
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... Pulmonary arterial ... Idiopathic pulmonary arterial ... Hypertension #PHTN #Classification ... #Differential #Causes
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary ... Testing Common causes ... Tests to evaluate cause ... selective renal intra-arterial ... #Screening #Workup