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High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
High Output Heart ... Congenital (e.g., HHT), Acquired ... #CHF #Pathophysiology ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes
Clinical Management for Three Common Causes of Shock 
HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK
 • Ensure adequate ventilation and oxygenation.
Clinical Management ... for Three Common Causes ... • Consider intraaortic ... , and/or urine output ... #Shock #Management
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Framework and Clinical ... Manifestations Causes ... output heart failure ... output congestive ... beriberi #nutrition #pathophysiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
and low urine output ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... the determined cause ... #cardiology #treatment ... #heartfailure #chf
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
resting cardiac output ... extraction is so high ... heart (Sepsis, Shock ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #clinica
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
resting cardiac output ... extraction is so high ... heart (Sepsis, Shock ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Infection/Sepsis/Shock ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... transplantation CLINICAL ... the underlying pathophysiology ... ventilation is required ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Diagnosis and Management ... Prevalence: 1-2 cases ... Person Syndrome Pathophysiology ... Clinical Manifestations ... , diaphoresis, high
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... May have typical HF ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... #cardiology #treatment