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Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic ... Testing and Evaluation ... ECG, Telemetry, Cardiac ... #workup #testing ... Effectiveness #table #comparison
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
- Differential Diagnosis ... heart failure, acute ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #table #comparison ... #criticalcare
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 ... Major Adverse Cardiac ... #Diagnosis #Management
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 #
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Fluid Tolerance Testing ... 15% increase in cardiac ... Responsiveness #Tolerance #testing ... #diagnosis #criticalcare ... #comparison #challenges
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
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 #