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Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
→ tension PTX, cardiac ... findings based on cause ... anaphylaxis, release syndrome ... Diagnosis #table #comparison ... #criticalcare
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
Guidelines for Crises ... Cardiovascular collapse ... problem. ❸ Call for cardiac ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
nose deformity • Cardiac ... (UPC) ratio • Cardiac ... o infection • Echocardiogram ... Goodpasture's cause ... differential #diagnosis #management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Cardiac cath if ... acute coronary syndrome ... the determined cause ... differential #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
15% increase in cardiac ... output causes increases ... testing #diagnosis #criticalcare ... #comparison #challenges ... #management
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
of the resting cardiac ... treat the primary cause ... algorithm #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #management #clinical ... #criticalcare #
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
hearing loss, nausea ... diseases 30% of cases ... Complications: • Airway collapse ... vessel aneurysms • Cardiac ... rheumatology #diagnosis #management