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PAH vs. heart failure with preserved ejection fraction [HFpEF]
#Diagnosis #Pulmonary #Hypertension #PAH #Comparison #Table #HFpEF #DiastolicCHF
PAH vs. heart failure ... ejection fraction [HFpEF ... ] #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... PAH #Comparison #Table ... #HFpEF #DiastolicCHF
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Deficiency in Heart Failure ... functional ID) Guidelines ... patients with HFrEF ... deficiency #CHF #HFrEF ... cardiology #treatment #guidelines
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
- Differential Diagnosis ... Pericarditis, CAD, HFrEF ... Acute: Angioedema, Anaphylaxis ... (eg, DM, renal failure ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
- Guidelines for ... until patient is stable ... Reference Handbook - Guidelines ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Septic - Anaphylaxis ... - Severe heart failure ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Classification #Table
Bedside Classification of Shock

Hypovolemic shock 

- Vomiting, diarrhea, overdiuresis 

- Hemorrhage (GI, peritoneal, RP) 

Distributive shock
Adrenal crisis - Anaphylaxis ... Pancreatitis RV failure ... pneumothorax LV failure ... Cardiogenic #Comparison #Table ... #Diagnosis #Features
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Severe heart failure ... Sepsis. neurogenic, anaphylaxis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #table #comparison
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis ... - Guidelines for ... as patient is stable ... Reference Handbook - Guidelines ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
Intraoperative Bronchospasm ... - Guidelines for ... intubation. ❼ If anaphylaxis ... Consider alternate diagnoses ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis ... MI, Acute Heart Failure ... #inopressors #diagnosis ... management #comparison #table