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Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac ... tamponade • AECOPD/ Acute ... • Hypovolemic shock ... followed by rapid collapse ... Abnormalities #Disorders #Cardiology
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Shock - Differential ... heart failure, acute ... syndrome, infusion reactions ... uw_IMresidency #Shock ... #Differential #
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
severe lgE-mediated reaction ... insufficiency, acute ... pneumothorax, cardiac ... types #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #differential
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
severe IgE-mediated reaction ... infarction, following cardiac ... insufficiency, acute ... pneumothorax, cardiac ... Types #diagnosis #management
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Manage acute cardiac ... Manage chronic cardiac ... HF, Cardiogenic shock ... Myocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #summary
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
INCLUSION CRITERIA Acute ... Fick calculated cardiac ... IF LVEDP >15 or Cardiac ... DCSI #Initiative #Management ... #Cardiology
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
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Bradycardia - Differential ... blocking agent • Shock ... Bradycardia Cardiac ... Chagas disease • Acute ... diagnosis #causes #cardiology
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Acute Hemolytic ... Transfusion Related Acute ... • Transfusion Cardiac ... Transfusion #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #reactions
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
- Acute Hemolytic ... Transfusion Related Acute ... - Transfusion Cardiac ... Transfusions #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #reactions
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
the knee-jerk reaction ... the setting of acute ... of the resting cardiac ... heart (Sepsis, Shock ... echocardiogram #management