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High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
High Output Heart ... and Differential Diagnosis ... ., iHD) Cirrhosis ... #HeartFailure #CHF ... #cardiology #causes
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Intraoperative Cardiac ... Have a high index ... consultation with cardiology ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
• Exclude high ... Pneumothorax and/or high ... consider: o Cardiac ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
dissection is caused ... presenting with chest/abd ... Assess for high ... disease • Cardiac ... Aortic #Dissection #diagnosis
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
manifestation of cardiac ... heart disease Causes ... percent PVCs/day • High ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... Differential Diagnosis
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
Intraoperative ... (eg. remifentanil ... Also consider: high ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... Management #Workup #Cardiology
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
device or nasal high ... airway expertise e.g ... trolley and then cardiac ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Causes include: ... lack of acute cardiac ... level <100 pg/ml EKG ... pulmonary edema • High ... #cardiology
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis
Osmotic
 • Food/Drink: Lactose intolerance, Artificial sweeteners (e.g. sorbitol, high
Causes of Chronic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Artificial sweeteners (e.g ... . sorbitol, high ... Ulcerative colitis, Crohn's
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... infection that cross-reacts ... MANIFESTATIONS: • The cardinal ... bulbar muscles DIAGNOSIS ... Electrodiagnostic studies (Ex EMG