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Signs and symptoms of left-sided and right-sided heart failure - Comparison Table

#Left #Right #HeartFailure #CHF #Signs
Signs and symptoms ... and right-sided heart ... failure - Comparison ... Table #Left ... #Table #Diagnosis
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Shock - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... ): • Severe heart ... #Diagnosis #table ... #comparison #criticalcare
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs ... failure -(rare) ... failure ++, Valve ... #Endocarditis #comparison ... #table
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
blood donor • Pathophysiology ... high CVP, left heart ... failure, positive ... Reactions #hematology #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Heat Stroke - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... AKI - Liver failure ... Collapse: • Pathophysiology ... → Syncope • Signs
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
renal perfusion (Heart ... failure, Cirrhosis ... #Hyponatremia #differential ... #diagnosis #table ... #sodium #nephrology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Diagnosis Approach ... hypertension and signs ... or papilledema, heart ... failure, neurologic ... renal bruit or signs
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... of UMN and LMN signs ... to respiratory failure ... conditions listed in differential ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Decompensated Heart ... Failure (ADHF) ... Signs of congestion ... #diagnosis #differential ... cardiology #treatment #table
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... possibly renal failure ... posterior MSK, heart ... #Management #Signs