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Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
Pulse Abnormalities ... - Differential ... pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac ... followed by rapid collapse ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Falls in the Elderly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
- Intrinsic Factors - 
Presyncope / Syncope
Causes of Falls ... the Elderly - Differential ... / Syncope • Cardiac ... • Non-Cardiac ... Balance • Gait Abnormalities
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
coronary syndrome, Cardiac ... assessment: EKG abnormalities ... Troponin Increases, Cardiac ... pericarditis • Rule out differential ... #Myocarditis #differential
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Intraoperative Cardiac ... Other haemodynamic abnormalities ... regional wall motion abnormalities ... Treat electrolyte abnormalities ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Arrhythmias - Differential ... chest discomfort Cardiac ... Electrical Conduction Abnormalities ... previous MI) Non-Cardiac ... Arrhythmias #Cardiology #Differential
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Dyspnea - Differential ... • Effusion • Cardiac ... Chest Wall Abnormalities ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
 •
Causes of Sudden ... Infancy (SUDI) - Differential ... Disorder: • Cardiac ... Anomaly • Cardiac ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Causes of Growth Restriction - Small for Gestational Age - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Maternal
 • Chronic Maternal
Causes of Growth ... Gestational Age - Differential ... Placental/Cord Abnormalities ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Obstetrics #Pediatrics
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
, tachycardia, cardiac ... fetal blood vessel collapse ... loss, cataracts, cardiac ... > Inflammation causes ... Immunization #peds #pediatrics
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
adult, 10 ml.kg-1 paediatric ... consider: o Cardiac ... Sepsis → 3-14 o Cardiac ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative