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Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Hemopericardium)- Differential ... • Malignancy (e.g ... OTHER RARE CAUSES ... • PRIMARY Cardiac ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
rate, rhythm, perfusion ... consider: o Cardiac ... Sepsis → 3-14 o Cardiac ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
The most common causes ... more than one cause ... (e.g. cirrhosis ... carcinomatosis, HF, etc ... Jcortesizaguirr #Ascites #workup
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... hypoxemia/Sepsis etc ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... - Cardiac arrest ... failure - Low cardiac
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... (UPC) ratio • Cardiac ... LVEF, pericardial effusion ... recent DAN) • EMG ... Goodpasture's cause
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
manifestation of cardiac ... ., long QT syndrome ... heart disease Causes ... may not occur Differential ... #cardiology
Complex Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
Pt sent to ED c intradialytic hypotension.
with Tamponade on POCUS ... K 5.9 without EKG ... consider serious causes ... #Cardiac #Tamponade ... A4C #clinical #cardiology
Complex Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX
Pt sent to ED c intradialytic hypotension.
with Tamponade on POCUS ... K 5.9 without EKG ... consider serious causes ... #Cardiac #Tamponade ... PLAX #clinical #cardiology
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
Consider known drug causes ... (eg. remifentanil ... , digoxin etc) ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup ... #Cardiology
Neuroprotection following Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Outcome from cardiac arrest is determined by
Guidelines for Crises ... poor vital organ perfusion ... Obtain 12-lead ECG ... and discuss with cardiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup