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Anaphylaxis: Signs and Symptoms
Anaphylaxis: when any egg of three conditions is met:
1. Acute onset of skin/mucosal
Acute onset of skin ... symptoms in the acute ... -> Circulatory collapse ... seizures) - Cardiac ... #pathophysiology
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Shock - Differential ... heart failure, acute ... Sepsis. neurogenic, anaphylaxis ... uw_IMresidency #Shock #Differential ... table #comparison #criticalcare
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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Abnormalities - Differential ... pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac ... tamponade • AECOPD/ Acute ... followed by rapid collapse ... Abnormalities #Disorders #Cardiology
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis ... Pneumothorax, Cardiac ... #Diagnosis #criticalcare ... algorithm #treatment #management
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
ATRA treatment Pathophysiology ... • Rare: DAH, acute ... initiation • Differential ... PE, DAH, CHF, Anaphylaxis ... APML #diagnosis #management
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Pulmonary Edema - Differential ... Framework NCPE Pathophysiology ... cardiac disease ... #edema #NCPE #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
insufficiency, acute ... pneumothorax, cardiac ... types #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare # ... differential
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
the setting of acute ... of the resting cardiac ... physiological response to acute ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
the setting of acute ... of the resting cardiac ... physiological response to acute ... #diagnosis #management ... foamed #algorithm #criticalcare