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Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
- Differential Diagnosis ... Infarction • Stable ... • Pleural Effusion ... • Muscular Injury ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
shock. ... diminished tissue perfusion ... or spinal cord injury ... Classification #Types #diagnosis ... warm #wet #dry #table
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... liver or renal injury ... laboratory or diagnostic ... gluconeogenesis Liver Injury ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Shock - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... findings based on cause ... release syndrome, infusion ... #table #comparison
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
point where tissue perfusion ... Syndrome • Syndrome caused ... after an acute injury ... • Diagnosis: ... of spinal cord injury
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Management Summary Causes ... per day until stable ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Management #causes
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
simply a clinical diagnosis ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... the determined cause ... cardiology #treatment #table ... #foamed #heartfailure
Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram in Slow Motion (PLAX)
EchoProTip: Does this patient has a potentially hemodynamically compromising
hemodynamically compromising effusion ... Clinical diagnosis ... large pericardial effusion ... Hemodynamically stable ... clinical tamponade of shock
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
heart (Sepsis, Shock ... are typically able ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #criticalcare #foamed
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
heart (Sepsis, Shock ... are typically able ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #management ... cardiology #clinica l#foamed