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Syncope - Findings, Signs and Symptoms by Classification
 - Reflex Syncope 
 - Cardiogenic Syncope
Findings, Signs and Symptoms ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Classification #Table #CriticalCare ... #Sign #Symptoms ... #Findings #Comparison
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
- Differential Diagnosis ... PCWP • Exam: ↓ JVP ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #table #comparison ... #criticalcare
Shock - Findings, Signs and Symptoms by Classification
 - Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Distributive (Vasodilation)
Findings, Signs and Symptoms ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Classification #Table #CriticalCare ... #Sign #Symptoms ... #Findings #Comparison
Markers of Organ Dysfunction in Severe Sepsis 
Altered consciousness 
Confusion 
Psychosis 

Tachycardia 
Hypotension 
Altered CVP 
Altered
Hypotension Altered CVP ... Protein C #Diagnosis ... Severe #Sepsis #CriticalCare ... #Diagnosis #Criteria
Criteria for diagnosis of PPCM - Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
1) LV EF <0.45
2) Meets the Framingham criteria for
Criteria for diagnosis ... the Framingham criteria ... for HF 3) new symptoms ... or initial Echo diagnosis ... #diagnosis #cardiology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
: ARDS Berlin Criteria ... ARDS to explain symptoms ... elevated BNP, high CVP ... Reactions #hematology #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Summary table of heart murmurs associated with mitral and aortic valve diseases as well as their
their signs and symptoms ... #diagnosis #heart ... #cardiology #comparison
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
pulmonary venous flow, Vp ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Classification #Grades #Criteria
Pericarditis - Definition and Diagnostic Criteria
Acute Pericarditis 
 • Inflammatory pericardial syndrome to be diagnosed with
Definition and Diagnostic ... Criteria Acute ... syndrome to be diagnosed ... pericarditis and a symptom-free ... #criteria #cardiology
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria ... - Respiratory symptoms ... new or worsening symptoms ... Berlin #Definition #Criteria ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare