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Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Loss of sodium/Potassium ... Rash: • Small ... High body temperatures ... Hyperventilation, Dizziness, Nausea ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Digoxin Pharmacology and Pathophysiology
1) Na/K ATPase Pump - Digoxin works by directly binding to and inhibiting
intracellular calcium causes ... contraction) of the heart ... - Decreased heart ... Hyperkalemia (high ... potassium levels
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
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phlebotomy High ... Burns • Trauma/Crush ... • Recent IV potassium ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #potassium #high
Kussmaul's Sign on Physical Exam

What’s the diagnosis?
Severe biventeicular failure with + Kussmaul sign! NICM. No constriction!

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inability of the right heart ... infarct, and other rarer ... causes of right-sided ... physicalexam #clinical #video
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
 •
Immobilization, Crush ... • Hyperthermia/Heat ... exhaustion, Heat ... Monitor potassium ... Management #Summary #causes
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
phlebotomy High ... Burns • Trauma/Crush ... • Recent IV potassium ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #potassium #high
Quincke's Pulse in a patient with a normal echocardiogram (non-valvular)

A 70 y/o man presents with new
is identified (video ... Quincke's pulse = high-output ... RHC to confirm high-output ... Workup for cause ... of diastolic heart
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Management Summary Causes ... Immobilization - Crush ... exhaustion, Heat ... Monitor potassium ... Diagnosis #Management #causes
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
red blood cells/high-power ... cognitive impairment), heart ... maculopapular rash ... vesicular rash, ... Nephrocalcinosis causes
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Guidelines for Crises ... Have a high index ... abnormalities particularly potassium ... especially in heart ... Guidelines for crises