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Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
on context Rx 1 ... pulmonary edema ... hypertension Rx 2 ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... #Checklist #CHF
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
3 questions to work ... 1) Is it hypotonic ... 2) Is ADH elevated ... include vaptans (HF ... #Differential #
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
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Hyperkalemia - Differential ... transfusion • HTN and edema ... Increased K Intake: 1. ... Medications 2. ... #high #nephrology
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
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Hyperkalemia - Differential ... transfusion • HTN and edema ... Increased K Intake: 1. ... Medications 2. ... #high #nephrology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
typically fall into 1 ... importantly, bedside ultrasound ... is essentially Cardiogenic ... #diagnosis #differential ... #heartfailure #chf
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Na delivery): CHF ... reabsorption) Workup ... 5-10U reg IV + 1- ... caution in HTN & edema ... Management #Treatment #potassium
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary 1. ... other causes* 2. ... Differential Diagnosis ... orthopnea, PND, LE edema ... Minority of Pts: cardiogenic