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Underlying causes of PEA arrest: H’s and T’s 

Hypovolemia, Hypoxia, Hydrogen Ion (acidosis), Hypo/Hyper-kalemia, Hypothermia
Toxins, Tamponade,
arrest: H’s and ... acidosis), Hypo/Hyper-kalemia ... ) #PEA #arrest ... #HsTs #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Table
Lactic Acidosis - Classification and Differential Diagnosis
Type A Lactic Acidosis: Inadequate Oxygen Delivery
 • Anaerobic muscular
Lactic Acidosis - Classification ... and Differential ... Diagnosis Type ... hypoperfusion: Cardiac arrest ... delivery: Hypoxemia, Anemia
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Vasculature: - PE ... Hematology: - Anemia ... #sob #differential
Pulmonary Hypertension Groups - WHO Classification
Group I - Vascular remodeling of pulmonary arteries
 • Idiopathic, HIV,
chronic hemolytic anemia ... disorders, sickle cell anemia ... activity worsens dyspnea ... markedly limited by dyspnea ... #diagnosis
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
Chest Pain Diagnosis ... - PEX: Dyspnea ... underlying dz (SLE, uremia ... PCP #ChestPain #Diagnosis ... Management #Algorithm #differential
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Shock, Severe Anemia ... , Cardiac Arrest ... Lactic #Acidosis #Differential
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Diagnosis The ... perfusion - Cardiac arrest ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia ... #typea #typeb #classification
Dyspnea - Considerations with Malignancy
Directly Malignancy Related:
 - Lymphangitic spread to lung
 - Malignant pleural effusion
Dyspnea - Considerations ... - Cytopenias (anemia ... Hypercoagulable -> PE ... #algorithm #differential ... #diagnosis #oncology
Metabolic Acidosis with Anion Gap - KILU Mnemonic

K - Ketoacidosis
	• DKA
		- With normal glucose, ask if
in lit), iron (pediatric ... that results in lactate ... linezolid U - Uremia ... Metabolic #Acidosis #diagnosis ... #differential
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
• Symptoms of anemia ... fatigue, pallor, dyspnea ... anemia • Cold ... Hyperbilirubinemia • Elevated lactate ... younger pts) Differential