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Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
class (30-day all cause ... mortality) • RV Function ... Hemodynamics (Stable ... prognostication #diagnosis ... stratification #criticalcare
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
- Drug induced ... : Anorectic drugs ... Causes of functional ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
First Generation Anti-Psychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
Typical/Conventional Anti-Psychotics - Examples: Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine

ACh M1 antagonist - Block
, and/or limbs caused ... irreversible • Drug ... FirstGeneration #Mechanisms #SideEffects ... #pharmacology # ... diagnosis #psychiatry
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
- Differential Diagnosis ... findings based on cause ... adrenal crisis, drugs ... #table #comparison ... #criticalcare
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
and Secondary Causes ... dysfunction Secondary (functional ... cardiomyopathy, Drug-related ... #differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology #causes
Delirium in the ICU

Defining delirium
Types of delirium
Consequences of delirium
Reversible causes of delirium
Drug-induced delirium
Non-pharmacologic management of delirium
Pharmacologic
delirium Reversible causes ... of delirium Drug-induced ... delirium Non-pharmacologic ... #management #criticalcare ... #diagnosis
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
level - Liver function ... potentially causative drugs ... limit them as able ... Pancreatitis #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
obstruction - Able ... identify non-calculus causes ... detection with function ... for non-calculus causes ... stones #calculus #Radiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
hemodynamics and cardiac function ... the determined cause ... #treatment #table ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Clinically Significant Cardiovascular Drug-Drug Interactions With OTC Supplements and Herbal Products
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACEIs)
 • Night-blooming
Cardiovascular Drug-Drug ... vera, Licorice - Causes ... Antiarrhythmic Drugs ... supplementals #herbal #pharmacology ... #DDI #table #cardiology