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Occult Causes of Non-Response to Vasopressors

vital disclaimer: the cognitive response to hypotension should not be reaching
Occult Causes of ... hypotension should not ... vasopressor doses do not ... toxicologic - 2nd cause ... shock #Diagnosis
Subjective Tinnitus: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Subjective Tinnitus - Perceived sound with no acoustic stimulus, heard only
by the patient Note ... refers to sound caused ... #Tinnitus #Causes ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Generalized Hypoxia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Hypoxemic - Not enough O2 (Most Common)
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Causes of Generalized ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Hypoxemic - Not ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #causes #hypoxemia
Suggested diagnostic approach to a patient with exudative ascites. Low ascitic fluid protein should direct practitioners
Suggested diagnostic ... syndrome as a cause ... Note: CT = computed ... Although nonhepatic causes ... the differential diagnosis
Drug-Induced Thrombocytopenia
The diagnosis of drug-induced thrombocytopenia can be made only by demonstrating resolution of thrombocytopenia once
Thrombocytopenia The diagnosis ... is important to note ... are initially diagnosed ... #Diagnosis #Hematology ... #Medications #Causes
HACEK is the acronym commonly used to describe and help doctors to remember a group of
which can also cause ... They are not common ... endocarditis is caused ... endocarditis is caused ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
ST segment elevation in acute myocardial ischemia

ST segment elevations with straight (horizontal, upsloping or downsloping) or
less likely to be caused ... This is noted in ... ST segment does not ... the underlying cause ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
- Differential Diagnosis ... gas equation • Causes ... • Most common cause ... defects) • Does not ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Edema - Differential Diagnosis
Pitting Edema:
  ↑ Hydrostatic - Too Much Fluid
Causes of Edema ... - Differential Diagnosis ... ↓ Oncotic - Not ... Non-Pitting: Not ... #Causes
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Causes of Relative ... Bradycardia - Note ... #bradycardia #Causes ... #differential #diagnosis