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Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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deep breathing Pulmonary ... Pneumonia • CHF ... embolism • Cardiac ischemia ... effusion/Tamponade Hematologic ... • Hypovolemic shock
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Insufficiency, Liver ... Decompensated CHF ... • Obstructive: Pulmonary ... Treatment Goals ... #criticalcare #algorithm
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... Budd-Chiari, Congestion/CHF ... Hepatic Artery: Shock ... #Acute #algorithm ... #hepatology
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... disease or CHF) ... disease or CHF) ... #management #cardiology ... #algorithm
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
, - regional ischemia ... ->treatments include ... - regional ischemia ... before beginning treatment ... output - Acute pulmonary
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Troponin, Lactate, Liver ... antiarrhythmics - Ischemic ... Revascularization, treatment ... #Checklist #CHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm ... non-essential drug/HDS treatments ... for alternative causes ... disease, Hepatic ischaemia ... #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Vascular Causes ... syndrome, Congestion/CHF ... Hepatic artery: Shock ... VZV • Trauma: Shock ... #hepatology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
heart (Sepsis, Shock ... cannot, coronary ischemia ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... #foamed #heartfailure ... #chf #criticalcare