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Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
• Cardiac surgery ... Pulse deficit/differential ... deficit • Shock ... Treatment - ED ... opiates • Control heart
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
CA • Involves aortic ... Glomerulonephritis Septic ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Antibiotics • Surgery ... Viridans Surgery
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
blocking agent • Shock ... Tachy-Brady syndrome • Aortic ... Valve Endocarditis ... cardiac/Valve surgery ... • Heart block
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

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

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Hematopoietic stem cell transplant ... Isolated fever • Septic ... shock • Mortality ... • Meningitis, septic ... arthritis, and endocarditis