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Non-ACS Myocardial Injury - Elevated Troponin Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

 • Chronic Myocardial Injury: End
- Elevated Troponin ... Differential Diagnosis ... and Workup Algorithm ... Renal Disease, ... Toxins, Contusion/Trauma
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Vascular ... , CMV, VZV • Trauma ... specificity to elevated
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
have extremely elevated ... , such as: - Acute ... kidney injury ( ... - Pulmonary edema ... #Algorithm #CriticalCare
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Thrombocytosis - Elevated ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Vasculitides, IBD, Celiac disease ... • Infections: Chronic ... infarction, Severe trauma
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Pulmonary infarction ... : • Early acute ... hepatitis • Acute ... Demand ischemia • Trauma
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
neuromuscular disease ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... deformity (facial trauma ... pneumothorax. esophageal injury ... #indications #criticalcare
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
disorders - Chronic ... pulmonary diseases ... overdrive • Elevated ... : • Acute Coronary ... Blunt Abdominal Trauma
Causes of Myoclonus - Differential Diagnosis
LOCALIZATION:
 • Cortical: Focal/multifocal: Distal UL+ Face, Action/sensitive induced
 • Sub-Cortical:
, post stroke, trauma ... : OMS, Neoplasia ... encephalopathies, CJD • Chronic ... : Storage disease ... hepatic, septic, pulmonary