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Life Threatening Causes of Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Table

 • ACS
 • Aortic Dissection
 •
Causes of Chest Pain ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Table ... Pneumothorax • Cardiac ... #differential #
Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis According to Localization of Abdominal Pain 

Abdominal pain can originate from
Differential Diagnosis ... narrow down your differential ... (i.e., Cardiac, ... , the differential ... (Table 2).
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Shock - Differential ... → tension PTX, cardiac ... uw_IMresidency #Shock #Differential ... #Diagnosis #table ... #comparison #criticalcare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Cardiac cath if ... #diagnosis #differential ... cardiology #treatment #table ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... #icu #clinical
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Severe Anemia, Cardiac ... Demand: Stress / Pain ... Lactic #Acidosis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #criticalcare
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Heat Stroke - Differential ... Cramps: • Muscle pain ... Exercise Associated Collapse ... maintain adequate cardiac ... heat #illness #differential
Causes of COVIDー19 ICU delirium
Restricted Visitation
 • Family Disconnected
 • Sense of Isolation
 • Disorientation
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Causes of COVIDー19 ICU ... Interventions • Fewer Pain ... disturbances #COVID19 #ICU ... delirium #causes #differential ... coronavirus #diagnosis #criticalcare
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... during Delivery • Stable ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... follow-up with Cardio-OB
Intraoperative Cardiac Free Wall Rupture
Free wall rupture...yes we can save them
Following a syncope event, a 72-y
Intraoperative Cardiac ... brought to the ER, stable ... described back pain ... induction the patient collapsed ... brought to the ICU