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Wide Complex Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Irregular
 • Polymorphic VT
    - Torsades
Other - brugada, catecholamine ... Algorithm #WCT #cardiology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
disease) • Catecholamine ... Secondary #HTN #Cardiology
Summary of the therapeutic uses of adrenergic agonists
Table of Catecholamine Pressors, Non-Catecholamines, Alpha and Beta Receptor
agonists Table of Catecholamine ... Pressors, Non-Catecholamines
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Excessive circulating catecholamines ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Vitamin deficiency causes clinical disease
Vitamin C deficiency causes scurvy.  Vitamin C is important for the
the synthesis of catecholamines ... #AscorbicAcid #Catecholamine
Catecholamine Vasopressor Effect Sites and Indications #Pathophys #Management #EM #IM #PCC #Catecholamine #Comparison #Table #Epi #Norepi
Catecholamine Vasopressor ... #EM #IM #PCC #Catecholamine
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
fluorouracil, lithium, catecholamines ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasias (MEN syndromes) 

MEN I
• Hyperparathyroidism 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Possible ZE syndrome 
• Various
• Increased catecholamines ... • Increased catecholamines
The Sympatho-Adrenal Response to Shock

Showing the effect of increased catecholamines on the left of the diagram
effect of increased catecholamines
Drugs for Bradycardia & Hypotension: “IDEA” Mnemonic
Beta blockers reduce circulating catecholamine levels, decreasing both the heart
reduce circulating catecholamine