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Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Table - Wide vs Narrow, Regular vs Irregular

Regular Rhythm - Narrow Complex
Differential Diagnosis Table ... whether AF is cause ... Tx: Underlying cause ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table ... Narrow #Irregular #causes
Causes of AKI in Pregnancy - Differential Diagnosis
Creatinine - Platelets - Transaminases - LDH - PT/PTT
Causes of AKI in ... Transaminases - LDH - PT ... /PTT - Schistocytes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #table
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
• Prolonged PT ... /PTT • Low plasma ... protein C and S Pathophysiology ... Treat primary cause ... Coagulation #diagnosis #causes
Algorithm for the Management of Ventricular Tachycardia Electrical Storm
ES diagnosed (≥ 3 episodes of VT/ICD therapies
3 episodes of VT ... cardioversion Stable ... of reversible causes ... Assessment of VT ... Monomorphic VT
Torsades de Pointes (TdP): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia initiated by PVC in the setting
tachycardia initiated by PVC ... TdP #Diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #cardiology #causes
Major Segments of the Nephron and their Functions 
 - Glomerulus - Formation of glomerular filtrate
convoluted tubule (PCT ... organic acids and bases ... Segments #Function #Pathophysiology ... #Tubules #Table
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... Pneumonia on Lung POCUS ... Young healthy pt ... POCUS lung exam ... Lung POCUS shows
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... = nonspecific (nausea ... Cr, ↓Glucose, ↓PLT ... diagnosis #management #pathophysiology
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
correctly diagnose a case ... that any given case ... implies being able ... it has a narrow focus ... #Calculation #Table
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
• They must be able ... production to cause ... Nuclear SPECT ($$$), PET