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Approach to the Hypotensive Patient - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hypotension

Blood Pressure = Heart Rate x
• Sick sinus syndrome ... Tachycardia ... • Ventricular arrhythmia ... muscle rupture • Acute ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential Diagnostic Schema
Chronic: ASCVD, Venous, Vasculitides 5% (PAN, [E]GPA, IgA, MPA)
Acute
 - Venous
GPA, IgA, MPA) Acute ... Antiphospholipid syndrome ... hypovolemia), Meds ... /Treatments (Pressors ... #Diagnosis #algorithm
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
Arrhythmias - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Sick Sinus Syndrome ... tachyarrhythmias #Cardiology ... #causes
Acute and long-term complications of acute STEMI
Acute and long-term complications of acute myocardial infarction are summarized
Ventricular tachycardia ... These arrhythmias ... They cause the vast ... remodeling can cause ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
syndromes (e.g. ... , long QT syndrome ... heart disease Causes ... more intensive treatment ... #differential #cardiology
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
 •
Causes of Sudden ... Anomaly • Cardiac Arrhythmia ... Accidental* Other: • Acute ... Sudden Infant Death Syndrome ... #Causes #Peds #
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
evaluating for other causes ... Drive: • Sinus Tachycardia ... finding) • Atrial Arrhythmia ... ECG leads) RV Ischemia ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
high WBC count cause ... - ACS, AKI, acute ... limb ischemia, ... organ damage • Treatment ... tetany or cardiac arrhythmis
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
- Summary Acute ... Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... labile BP and arrythmias ... urinary retention, tachycardia ... variants: (1) acute
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
cannot, coronary ischemia ... treat the primary cause ... Now consider Tachycardia ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment