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Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
Pericardial tamponade, Pulmonary ... pharmacology ... #pharmacology # ... inopressors #diagnosis ... #management #comparison
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... depression Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... QRS complex Pulmonary ... Sodium-channel blocking drugs
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
cardiomyopathy ... may present with pulmonary ... • Paroxysmal elevations ... when paroxysmal elevations ... or with certain drugs
Scleroderma Like Conditions - Differential Diagnosis
Eosinophilic Fasciitis:
 - Orange peel induration (peau d'orange) of proximal extremities
Diagnosis Eosinophilic ... apparent with elevation ... can occur, with cardiomyopathy ... immunocompromised host Drug ... #Diagnosis #comparison
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... circulation If drugs ... output - Acute pulmonary ... - HIV/HAART medications ... #Differential #
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... PALPITATIONS: Medications ... • Serotonergic drugs ... Pheochromocytoma • Pulmonary