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Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... quadrant: R/O cardiac ... , pulmonary, renal ... musculoskeletal causes ... • Mesenteric ischemia
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
 •
Causes of Sudden ... Anomaly • Cardiac ... Neurologic Anomaly • Pulmonary ... Accidental* Other: • Acute ... #Causes #Peds #
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cardiac Causes ... Disease • Acute ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Causes include: ... • A lack of acute ... cardiac disease ... • Negative for ischemic ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
mm is needed to cause ... , such as: - Acute ... - Pulmonary edema ... Emergency #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #CriticalCare #
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... evaluating for other causes ... of cardio-pulmonary ... ECG leads) RV Ischemia ... AcutePE #diagnosis #cardiology
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
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Hyperkalemia Pulmonary ... Bradycardia Cardiac ... • Myocardial ischemia ... Chagas disease • Acute ... #cardiology #BRADI
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
of the resting cardiac ... cannot, coronary ischemia ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... management #clinical #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
of the resting cardiac ... cannot, coronary ischemia ... treat the primary cause ... clinica l#foamed #algorithm ... #criticalcare
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Culture (+): Acute ... : • New cardiac ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Early embolic/ischemic ... diagnosis #management #cardiology