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Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential Diagnostic Schema
Chronic: ASCVD, Venous, Vasculitides 5% (PAN, [E]GPA, IgA, MPA)
Acute
 - Venous
inflammation (e.g ... - Thrombus / Embolism ... : Cardiac (AF, LV ... Antiphospholipid syndrome ... hypovolemia), Meds/Treatments
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... Treatment depends ... • Excessive heat ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... syndrome • Fibroelastoma ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... #Endocarditis #Differential
Approach to Undifferentiated Shock - OnePager Summary
Shock occurs when there is inadequate blood flow (CO) &
essential to determine treatment ... Pneumothorax, Cardiac ... Obstruction (HOCM, critical ... Losses (bums, heat ... Shock #diagnosis #differential
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
be divided into cardiac ... or structural heart ... carotid sinus syndrome ... should be guided by clinical ... The treatment strategy
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... and Differential ... or papilledema, heart ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... #Hypertension #Workup
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
may cause severe clinical ... thiamine) Late: • Cardiac ... • Congestive heart ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment ... #Nutrition #Differential
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... • Pulmonary embolus ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... support for patients clinically ... management #cardiology #treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Decompensated Heart ... ECG is vital while ... Cardiac cath if ... acute coronary syndrome ... #diagnosis #differential
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... appear in left heart ... 3-6 cardiac cycles ... Arterial blood gas (ABC