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Tailoring Vasopressors to a Patient's Physiology

Overall, norepinephrine, epinephrine, and vasopressin are all supported by evidence as
Patient's Physiology Overall ... Selection #Algorithm #FirstLine
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap ... = asthma-COPD overlap ... ACOPD #Asthma #Overlap ... #FirstLine #Differences
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
CHF - Left-Sided ... Chronic Volume Overload ... Constriction #CHF ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
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CV/Resp/Heme: CHF ... SLE, Vasculitis OVERLAP ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Cardiac: • CHF ... • Fluid overload ... Scleroderma renal crises ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Etiologies of dilated cardiomyopathy. HF, heart failure; HFrEF, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; HIV, human
HF, heart failure ... - Toxic and overload ... diagnosis #cardiology #causes
Do you start Anti-Epileptic Drugs (AEDs) on a first time seizure?

SHINE Mnemonic:
 • first seizure occurred
Remote Symptomatic Cause ... Remote Symptomatic Cause ... Drugs #Seizure #FirstTime
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused ... changes and may cause ... decompensation (CHF ... failure (volume overload ... are the leading cause
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
without other cause ... : Age>60, CKD, CHF ... Pathophysiology: Volume overload
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Causes purpura & ... TRALI): Leading cause ... Transfusion Cardiac Overload ... Volume overload ... patients with CHF