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Hypotension / Shock Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic:
 • Poor oral intake
 • Hemorrhage
 • Renal loss
 •
Hypotension / Shock ... Differential Diagnosis ... hypertension Distributive ... Obstructive: • Cardiac ... amzn.to/2LmUODZ #Hypotension
Myocardial Injury Classification
Chronic myocardial injury: Chronic heart failure, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, CKD/ESRD
Acute nonischemic myocardial injury:
 - Primary
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension ... injury: - Primary cardiac ... - Primary non-cardiac ... illness, Sepsis, Pulmonary ... Tachyarrhythmias, Hypotension
Approach to the Hypotensive Patient - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hypotension

Blood Pressure = Heart Rate x
Framework for Hypotension ... depletion • Pulmonary ... muscle rupture • Acute ... Neurogenic #Hypotension ... #hypotensive #differential
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Hypertension and ... Status (AMS) - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework Hypertension ... stimulation Cardiac ... cessation #Hypertension
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
emergency (1) Severe hypertension ... hypertension (e.g ... patients with chronic hypertension ... - Pulmonary edema ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #CriticalCare
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis
The percentage of syncopal events secondary to arrhythmias or structural disease is generally
Syncope - Differential ... Others Orthostatic hypotension ... Volume depletion Cardiac ... stenosis • HOCM • Pulmonary ... hypertension
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... • Effusion • Cardiac ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Angina • Acute ... Hypertension Pulmonary
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
cardiogenic shock (eg, acute ... artery hypertension ... output (ie, cardiac ... #NormalValues #Differential ... #Table #Chambers
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
Pulmonary Embolism ... Hemodynamics (Stable ... , Transient Hypotension ... @nickmmark #Pulmonary ... stratification #criticalcare
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
- Workup and Differential ... An acute rise or ... with previously stable ... disturbance, or acute ... Workup #causes #Differential