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Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic Causes ... Asthma, COPD, CTEPH ... effusion, Pulmonary Hypertension ... decompensated CHF, Hypertensive ... Acute #Chronic #Causes
Limb-Shaking Transient Ischemic Attack (LS-TIA)

Limb shaking Transient Ischemic Attack (LS-TIA) during transient occlusion of the right
Transient Ischemic Attack ... Transient Ischemic Attack ... right ICA during angioplasty ... #LSTIA #clinical ... intraoperative #vascular #angioplasty
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension ... (CTEPH) and Pulmonary ... Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension ... Pulmonary-Artery Angioplasty ... PHTN #Pulmonary #Hypertension
Bilateral Ballism on Neurological Examination - Movement Disorders

In this case caused by Bilateral limb-shaking transient ischemic
Disorders In this case ... caused by Bilateral ... transient ischemic attack ... Ballismus #Ballism #LSTIA
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis
The percentage of syncopal events secondary to arrhythmias or structural disease is generally
Others Orthostatic hypotension ... • Pulmonary hypertension ... Intoxications • Drop-attacks ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
malignant, pediatric cases ... associated with hypertension ... , most primary hypertension ... weakness, and panic attack-type ... or hypotension,
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Causes purpura & ... TRALI): Leading cause ... transfusion, donor attack ... ↑bleeding • Hypotension ... more likely to cause
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Causes purpura & ... TRALI): Leading cause ... transfusion, donor attack ... bleeding - Hypotension ... more likely to cause
Management of Anthracyclines and HER2 Antagonist Cardiotoxicity
Anthracyclines cause cardiomyopathy:
 ✖ Reduction in left ventricular ejection fraction
Anthracyclines cause ... HER2 agents cause ... cardiomyopathy, hypertension ... factors (smoking, hypertension ... dyslipidemia, obesity) ✔ Track