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Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Framework Why PVCs ... heart disease Causes ... Bundle branch block ... full compensatory pause ... shorter compensatory pause
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
rhythm, Conduction blocks ... system: Conduction blocks ... Contractions (PACs ... Contractions (PVC ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Introduction to several different airways an anesthesiologist can utilize or may encounter in practice, along with
several different airways ... device, and in some cases ... the patient's airway ... Nasopharyngeal Airway ... Laryngeal Mask Airway
Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
Causes of Acute ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Embolism* Lower Airway ... AECOPD Upper Airway ... #Causes
Bradycardia Diagnostic and Management Algorithm

CONSIDER ETIOLOGY (not inclusive): 
 - STRUCTURAL: sick sinus, AV block, ischemia,
and Management Algorithm ... sick sinus, AV block ... - TOX: beta-blockers ... LIFE THREATENING CAUSES ... #Bradycardia #Algorithm
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
effects of neuraxial block ... hypovolaemia or combined causes ... • Check airway ... pressure as a cause ... o Endocrine cause
An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
An Algorithm for ... active seizures is algorithmic ... assessment of airway ... nasopharyngeal airway ... and bag-valve mask
Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management

Regular SVT: Sinus Tachycardia, AVNRT, AVRT, Atrial Flutter,
Tachycardia w/ PACs ... AFIb w/ variable block ... semi-recumbent position 3) Ask ... Normotensive: Beta-Blocker
Differential Diagnosis of Pleuritic Chest Pain:

Categorized by causes: Cardiac, Pulmonary, MSK, Drug/Toxins, Heme/Onc, Renal, Autoimmune

#Diagnosis #Pleuritic
Categorized by causes ... Cardiac, Pulmonary, MSK ... Pleuritic #ChestPain #Causes ... #Differential #Algorithm
Approach to Low Back Pain - Differential Algorithm
- Non-MSK
- Axial / Musculoskeletal
- Radicular
- Systemic Disease (Do
- Differential Algorithm ... - Non-MSK - Axial ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Causes