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Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
 •
Causes of Apparent ... Life Threatening Event ... Cardiac: • Congenital ... Aspiration • Breath-holding ... #Causes #Peds #
Classification, Differential Diagnosis, and Features of Hyponatremia According to Volume Status 

Hypervolemic hypernatremia 
 - CHF
Classification, ... deficit - Salt-losing ... #Hyponatremia #Classification ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... • Effusion • Cardiac ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Pleural Thickening/Masses ... #Causes
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemia, UNa > 20: 
 • Renal losses, Diuretic excess,
Causes of Hyponatremia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... deficiency, Salt-losing ... syndrome, Cirrhosis, Cardiac ... #Causes #nephrology
Classification of Jaundice
Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia (predominantly indirect bilirubin)
 • Increased bilirubin production (eg, hemolytic anemias, hemolytic reactions,
mutation in genes coding ... cholestasis, and some cases ... Hepatocellular Dysfunction ... miscellaneous causes ... #differential #causes
Antiarrhythmics Pharmacology Summary
Cardiac Conduction Phases:
Phase 0 - Ventricular Depolarization:
 • Na+ channels open leading to a
Pharmacology Summary Cardiac ... Transient K+ efflux moving ... Vaughan Williams Classification ... #Pharmacology #Classification ... #Classes #pathophysiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... ASA class If ... , follow ACC algorithm ... or LV dysfunction ... postoperative cardiac
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Idiopathic LV dysfunction ... exclude other causes ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... recurrence remains even ... follow-up with Cardio-OB
Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Intake:
 • GI illness (upper and lower)
 • Psychiatric (Depression,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Disease • Protein-losing ... Hyperthyroidism • Chronic Cardiac ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes