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Atraumatic Collapsed Athlete - Suggested Algorithm for Collapsed Athlete

In this review, the authors review that the
the most common causes ... quickly reversible causes ... vast majority are cardiac-related ... The non-cardiac ... causes include (
Medications Used in Congestive Heart Failure

In CHF, the heart is failing as a pump; cardiac output
Heart Failure In CHF ... failing as a pump; cardiac ... CHF also causes ... designed to increase cardiac ... #Pharmacology #CHF
Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
Causes of Acute ... Infarction* • Cardiac ... Tamponade* • CHF ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
Pneumonia • CHF ... motion (PVFM) Cardiac ... Causes of Tachypnea ... Pulmonary embolism • Cardiac ... Hematologic Causes
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
URT inflammation causes ... severe swelling causes ... , tachycardia, cardiac ... fetal blood vessel collapse ... loss, cataracts, cardiac
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
stimulation Cardiac ... : • CHF • Fluid ... Scleroderma renal crises ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... • Effusion • Cardiac ... Pleural Thickening/Masses ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
STAGES of CHF (A ... Stage D CHF is frequently ... flare ups that cause ... Treatments may include: cardiac ... Management #Cardiology #CHF
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac ... followed by rapid collapse ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Some clinical applications of β-blockers:
 - Hypertension
 - Glaucoma
 - Migraines
 - Thyrotoxicosis
 - Cardiac (Arrhythmia,
Thyrotoxicosis - Cardiac ... Angina Pectoris) #Pharmacology ... #Applications #Uses