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Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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embolism • Cardiac ischemia ... effusion/Tamponade Hematologic ... • Metabolic acidosis ... • Hypovolemic shock ... exposures • Lactic acidosis
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
INITIATIVE ALGORITHM ... Infarction  Ischemic ... oliguria, lactic acidosis ... #Algorithm #DCSI ... Initiative #Management #Cardiology
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
& Cardiogenic Shock ... function tests if shock ... antiarrhythmics - Ischemic ... Revascularization, treatment ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
host): • Chronic pulmonary ... Histoplasmosis Treatment ... , with ensuing ischemia ... fever • Septic shock ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... heart (Sepsis, Shock ... cannot, coronary ischemia ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... Early embolic/ischemic ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology ... #infectiousdiseases