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Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
, 88% spec • Contrast-enhanced ... left heart 3-6 cardiac ... cycles after right atrial ... blood gas (ABC) ... Positive findings on contrast-enhanced
Pericardial Consistency Comparison on POCUS - Blood, Fat, Pus and Serous

Unclotted blood remains anechoic around clotted
Comparison on POCUS ... Purulent pceff may ... independently from cardiac ... Consistency #Comparison #Fluid ... Echocardiogram #S4C
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Negative Contrast ... - Differential ... Diagnosis 1. ... echocardiogram #s4c ... #pocus #bubble
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Arterial Line: ... quickly (30-90 sec ... response to the rapid infusion ... of fluid can predict ... Tolerance #testing #diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... 2000 in synovial fluid ... peripheral vs axial ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... is unknown - Many ... treatments include fluid ... - Cardiac arrest ... failure - Low cardiac
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram (A4C)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic limb. PMHx
Echocardiogram (A4C ... maybe consider contrast ... it attached to an ... : serial blood cultures ... Echocardiogram #A4C
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... Vascular Disease: Arterial ... Venous disease (SVC ... thrombosis, VTE) • Cardiac ... Behcet disease) Differential
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
specific questions to ask ... any evidence of fluid ... exam Determine Cardiac ... postoperative cardiac ... stratification #diagnosis
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... diuretics, Saline infusion ... - ↓ Effective arterial ... line, stabilizes cardiac ... Terbutaline 7 µg/kg SC