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Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
Creatine Kinase - Causes ... ICU, steroids, mechanical ... ventilation) • ... Autoimmune: mixed connective ... #Elevated #CK #differential
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Hypertension - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... taken at home, work ... stenosis) - Mechanical ... Secondary #HTN #Cardiology
Causes of Pericarditis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Coxsackie
 • Echovirus
 • Adenovirus
 • Epstein-Barr virus
Causes of Pericarditis ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Scleroderma • Mixed connective ... #Causes #Cardiology
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
bag moving OR ventilator ... switching to hand ventilation ... Airway #Pressure #Differential ... #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
flare ups that cause ... LVAD- an external mechanical ... #Management #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive ... Stages #ACCAHA #Algorithm
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
bag moving OR ventilator ... pressure as a cause ... #Hypotension #Differential ... #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
Rapidly confirm ventilator ... provide manual ventilation ... CardiacArrest #Checklist #Differential ... #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
overventilated (ratio of ventilation ... • ↑ Mechanical ... Silicosis - Coal worker ... • Increased mechanical ... lung #diseases #differential
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
bag moving OR ventilator ... Consider known drug causes ... #Bradycardia #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup ... #Cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
the determined cause ... and perhaps even mechanical ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment