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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 ... #Diagnosis #causes
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
blocking agent • Shock ... cardiac/Valve surgery ... • Heart block ... #diagnosis #causes ... #cardiology #BRADI
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
dissection is caused ... • Cardiac surgery ... deficit • Shock ... Treatment - ED ... opiates • Control heart
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
circulation and its ... (Sepsis, Shock, ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Glomerulonephritis Septic ... Emboli Cause Injury ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Viridans Surgery ... #management #cardiology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
circulation and its ... (Sepsis, Shock, ... Consider Sepsis, ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #management
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Alloantigens - Heart ... transplant rejection ... Radiation, Electric Shock ... #differential # ... diagnosis #cardiology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Eclampsia, Infection/Sepsis ... /Shock, Autoimmune ... Reversible course Differential ... the underlying cause ... • Treatment of
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... tumor embolism Septic ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... Viridans Surgery ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... : cardiogenic shock ... #management #cardiology ... #treatment