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Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Causes of Sudden ... Cardiac Arrest ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Cardiac #Arrest ... #cardiology #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Underlying causes of PEA arrest: H’s and T’s 

Hypovolemia, Hypoxia, Hydrogen Ion (acidosis), Hypo/Hyper-kalemia, Hypothermia
Toxins, Tamponade,
Underlying causes ... of PEA arrest: ... ), Thrombosis (lungs ... massive PE) #PEA #arrest ... #Diagnosis #Table
Lactic Acidosis - Classification and Differential Diagnosis
Type A Lactic Acidosis: Inadequate Oxygen Delivery
 • Anaerobic muscular
Classification and Differential ... Diagnosis Type ... hypoperfusion: Cardiac arrest ... failure, Short bowel syndrome ... #Diagnosis #TypeA
A quick way to consider causes of PEA arrest (or severe hypotension) is to consider: Volume
way to consider causes ... of PEA arrest ( ... #Diagnosis #PEAArrest ... #Differential # ... Evaluation #Algorithm
Lemierre's Syndrome on Neck POCUS with IJ Thrombosis - Transverse View

Male with high fever and right
Differential/diagnosis ... case. ... ultrasound note the thrombus ... surrounding Don't forget ... septic emboli in lungs
Causes of Metabolic Acidosis with Elevated Anion Gap - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated Anion Gap > 12
Causes of Metabolic ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... H+) - Need to correct ... Salicylate poisoning Lactic ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Clinical manifestations of anaphylaxis. 
Neurological (<15%): Dizziness, syncope, seizures, Confusion, impending doom. headache
Angioedema: Lips, tongue, orbit,
hypotension, cardiac arrest ... , Kounis syndrome ... Lungs and airway ... wheezing, respiratory arrest ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
Causes of Hypoxemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Interstitial lung ... Hypoventilation Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Congenital Anomalies - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malformation
 • Embryonic development failure or inadequacy (often multifactorial)
Deformation
Causes of Congenital ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Abnormal mechanical forces ... of Anomalies (Syndromic ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural ... Effusion - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pneumonectomy • Trapped lung ... #causes