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Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Cardiac ... Dysrhythmia • Ischemia ... • Metabolic acidosis
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential ... , - regional ischemia ... - regional ischemia ... perfusion - Cardiac ... - Mesenteric ischemia
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
/crush injury, ischemia ... only if no clear cause ... Calcium 2-3g IV Ca-gluconate ... line, stabilizes cardiac ... ileus/obstruction (ischemia
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Early embolic/ischemic ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Treat underlying cause ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
history of: a) Ischemic ... b) CHF c) CVA ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... : • New cardiac ... Early embolic/ischemic ... #Endocarditis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
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 ... 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 ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #clinica
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
pathway that can cause ... risk of sudden cardiac ... not have obvious ischemia ... Clinical Utility ... #cardiology #differential