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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 ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
and Management ... - Pulmonary >> Acute ... Cardiac surgery? ... #Summary #criticalcare ... #treatment #workup
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Manage acute cardiac ... HF, Cardiogenic shock ... Low voltage Treatment ... Myocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #summary
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
of the resting cardiac ... heart (Sepsis, Shock ... treat the primary cause ... #clinical #criticalcare ... #foamed #treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... the determined cause ... #cardiology #treatment ... #table #foamed ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
->treatments include ... perfusion - Cardiac ... failure - Low cardiac ... output - Acute ... peritonitis - Acute
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
of the resting cardiac ... heart (Sepsis, Shock ... #diagnosis #management ... l#foamed #algorithm ... #criticalcare
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
with possible Acute ... further workup and treatment ... the ED to help focus ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology #HEART
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
irrigation • Management ... Kidney stones caused ... • Bleeding • Cardiac ... • Hypovolemic shock ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... follow-up with Cardio-OB ... #cardiology #treatment