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Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Shock - Differential ... ↓ CO, ↑ SVR, ↓ PCWP ... ↓ CO, ↑ SVR, ↑ PCWP ... findings based on cause ... uw_IMresidency #Shock #Differential
Approach to Nausea / Vomiting - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Gastrointestinal 
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Approach to Nausea ... / Vomiting - Differential ... Increased Intracranial Pressure ... Disorders • Other Causes ... #Vomiting #Differential
Pitting vs Non-Pitting Edema: Differential Diagnosis
For pitting edema: there's generally an issue with :
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Non-Pitting Edema: Differential ... ↑ Hydrostatic pressure ... Plasma oncotic pressure ... edema is usually caused ... #Diagnosis #causes
H’s and T’s Mnemonic - Causes of Cardiac Arrest
H's - Hypovolemia, Hypoxia, Hydrogen Ions (acidosis), Hyperkalemia
T’s Mnemonic - Causes ... Cardiac #Arrest #Causes ... #differential # ... diagnosis #acls #checklist
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
Feel the airway pressure ... intrathoracic pressure ... recheck blood pressure ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
Increased Airway Pressure ... POTENTIAL CAUSES ... Consider potential causes ... #Differential # ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
capillary wedge pressure ... -right atrial pressure ... #NormalValues #Differential ... Chambers #Wedge #PCWP ... #Pressures #SVR
Causes of Generalized Edema - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Overfill (Increased renal sodium retention, Urine Na > 40meq/L)
Causes of Generalized ... Edema - Differential ... Interstitial Oncotic Pressure ... #Generalized #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Diagnosis of Hypokalemia - Differential Algorithm 

Categorized by Causes: Redistribution, Extrarenal Losses, Renal Losses (High and
Hypokalemia - Differential ... Categorized by Causes ... and Low Blood Pressure ... #Hypokalemia #Differential
Causes of Edema - Differential Diagnosis
Pitting Edema:
  ↑ Hydrostatic - Too Much Fluid
Causes of Edema ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Hydrostatic - Too Much Pressure ... Venous > Arteriole Pressure ... #Diagnosis #Causes