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Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
maintained fever CAUSES ... • Intracranial blood ... • Hypoxic encephalopathy ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Management
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Causes of acute ... disease - Fecal leukocytes ... and occult blood ... Chronic #Diarrhea #management ... workup #diagnosis #differential
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential ... Manifestations Causes ... increase venous blood ... • Wernicke's Encephalopathy ... vascular contraction, blood
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy ... Reversible course Differential ... elevated white blood ... the underlying cause ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
pressure: systolic blood ... (Sens. 81% for acute ... effusions). 1/5 pts w/ acute ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #pharmacology
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Product Types: • Leukocyte ... - Acute Hemolytic ... Transfusion Related Acute ... patients with CHF ... Transfusions #diagnosis #management
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Acute Hemolytic ... proteins on plts, leukocytes ... Transfusion Related Acute ... patients with CHF ... Transfusion #diagnosis #management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... #heartfailure #chf
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Microbiology: Blood ... Culture (+): Acute ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology