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Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
Type A Dissection ... Non-ischemic EKG ... What's the Diagnosis ... Aortic #Aorta #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #Clinical
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... , - regional ischemia ... of lactate as a clinical ... ’s • Reduced Arterial ... #causes #typea
Hypoxia and Hypoxemia - Overview
Hypoxia - insufficient oxygen delivered to tissues to meet demands
Hypoxemia - low
blood (most common type ... the most common type ... hypoxia) - Low PaO2 ISCHEMIC ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #pathophysiology
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
• They can cause ... Cryoglobulins Cause ... Syndrome: • Clinical ... - (Ischemia, ... Labs/Diagnosis:
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
Pathogenesis and clinical ... Diffuse and focal arterial ... fluffy white ischemic ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology ... #diagnosis #signs
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
EGPA) • Digital ischemia ... o infection • Echocardiogram ... recent DAN) • EMG ... Goodpasture's cause ... blood retum in serial
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
In AVNRT, the atria ... EKG of the same ... are enough to diagnose ... that’s called “clinical ... Awaves #AVNRT #PhysicalExam
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
/crush injury, ischemia ... Aldosterone, RTA Type ... heparinized tube) • ECG ... only if no clear cause ... ileus/obstruction (ischemia
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
cryoglobulin (CG ... Divided Into Two Types ... limb and bowel ischemia ... : • + Clinical ... cryoglobulins • Negative causes
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
configuration Types ... Clinical suspicion ... Amyloidosis Clinical ... • Echocardiogram ... disproportionate atrial