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High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
High Output Heart ... Failure - Pathophysiology ... Congenital (e.g., HHT), Acquired ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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beats: • Left heart ... • Hypovolemic shock ... regurgitation • High ... output states ( ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
Causes of Wide Pulse ... sclerosis (both heart ... Hyperdynamic circulation/High ... output heart failure ... #cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... Hyperdynamic circulation/High ... output heart failure ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... #causes #cardiology
Arterial Lines & Waveforms
Arterial lines permit continuous invasive blood pressure measurement, frequent arterial blood sampling, and
estimate cardiac output ... UNDERdamped = falsely HIGH ... shock states ... between lungs and heart ... intrathoracic pressure and causes
Quincke's Pulse in a patient with a normal echocardiogram (non-valvular)

A 70 y/o man presents with new
= high-output state ... RHC to confirm high-output ... Workup for cause ... of diastolic heart ... Fingernails #Nailbed #Cardiology
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Collapse: • Pathophysiology ... - Decreased pulse ... adequate cardiac output ... High body temperatures ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Manifestations Causes ... to congestive heart ... Ophthalmoplegia - Ataxia/confusion ... output heart failure ... beriberi #nutrition #pathophysiology
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
beneficial when required ... responsiveness due to heart ... causes increases ... arterial line: a high ... larger bolus • HIGH
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
resting cardiac output ... extraction is so high ... (Sepsis, Shock, ... treat the primary cause ... may not be the case