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Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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- Differential Diagnosis ... pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac ... tamponade • AECOPD/ Acute ... followed by rapid collapse ... Abnormalities #Disorders #Cardiology
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... and Survey 4) Workup ... - Pulmonary >> Acute ... Cardiac surgery? ... Management #Summary #criticalcare
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
used in the ED setting ... with possible Acute ... admission for further workup ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology #HEART
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
of acute illness ... cardiac output. ... physiological response to acute ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... management #clinical #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
of acute illness ... cardiac output. ... physiological response to acute ... #diagnosis #management ... foamed #algorithm #criticalcare
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
- Differential Diagnosis ... Severe Anemia, Cardiac ... Beta-Agonists, ↑ work ... separate D-lactate testing ... #criticalcare #
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... hemodynamics and cardiac ... Cardiac cath if ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
The Berlin Definition of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Chest imaging - Bilateral opacities—not fully explained by
Definition of Acute ... effusions, lobar/lung collapse ... fully explained by cardiac ... >= 5cm H2O #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare #