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Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic ... Cardiovascular: • Acute: ACS ... decompensated CHF ... Neuromuscular • Acute: Stroke ... : ALS, Glycogen
Effects of Strokes by Location - Anterior vs Posterior Localization

Anterior Circulation 
 - MCA 
 -
Effects of Strokes ... - MCA - ACA ... Basilar Artery #Strokes ... #Syndromes #CVA ... Neurology #Diagnosis #Table
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Mental Status (AMS ... Cardiac: • CHF ... Hyperthyroidism CNS: • Stroke ... Acute GN • Acute/Chronic ... #Hypertension #AMS
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
Trial - Management Algorithm ... patients with Stable ... ischemia -> Coronary CTA ... coronary syndrome (ACS ... Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm
Etiologies of Hypoaldosteronism

Hyporeninemic Hypoaldosteronism (Low Renin, Low Aldosterone)
 - Diabetic Nephropathy 
 - NSAIDs
Non-Hyporeninemic Hypoaldosteronism (Normal
Aldosterone) - ACE ... Inhibitors - Chronic ... Eric Strong https ... Aldosterone #Comparison #Table
Non-ACS Myocardial Injury - Elevated Troponin Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

 • Chronic Myocardial Injury: End
Non-ACS Myocardial ... Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm ... • Chronic Myocardial ... (ie Sarcoid), Chronic ... Occlusion • Stable
Cardiac Valve Replacement - Anticoagulation INR Targets and Antiplatelet by Valve Type

Bioprosthetic valves require at least
monotherapy (2017 AHA ... /ACC VHD Guidelines ... patients with chronic ... bioprosthetic valve (2017 AHA ... #Target #DOAC #Table
JNC8 blood pressure goals for the treatment of hypertension are a lot simpler than they may
diagram shows the algorithm ... have diabetes or chronic ... from the 2017 ACC ... /AHA guidelines, ... #primarycare #algorithm
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
disease b) CHF ... c) CVA 4. ... algorithm to determine ... • <12mo since ACS ... • <6mo since stroke
Algorithm for choosing the appropriate candidate for stress testing in patients with suspected coronary artery disease
Algorithm for choosing ... it is based on ACC ... /AHA guidelines ... evaluation of stable ... #ACS #stresstest