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Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
• Cardiac surgery ... deficit • Shock ... Treatment - ED ... opiates • Control heart ... #Dissection #diagnosis
Approach to Undifferentiated Shock - OnePager Summary
Shock occurs when there is inadequate blood flow (CO) &
essential to determine treatment ... Obstruction (HOCM, critical ... DISTRIBUTIVE: Sepsis ... Losses (bums, heat ... #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... /hypoxemia/Sepsis ... ->treatments include ... regional ischemia, surgery ... syndrome - Sepsis
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Eclampsia, Infection/Sepsis ... /Shock, Autoimmune ... narrowing on MRA/CTA ... Reversible course Differential ... epilepticus Treatment
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
circulation and its ... (Sepsis, Shock, ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management #clinical ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... Ovarian CA, involves aortic ... tumor embolism Septic ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... Viridans Surgery
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... fungal stain of clinical ... Hematopoietic stem cell transplant ... shock • Mortality ... • Meningitis, septic
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... • Minority of Pts ... : cardiogenic shock ... management #cardiology #treatment
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
⚠️ Cardiogenic shock ... Key Point: High clinical ... , selenium) Differential ... prolonged tocolysis • Sepsis ... failure • Aortic