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Noninvasive Ventilation Summary
Positive pressure ventilation that is delivered through a nasal, mask, or helmet interface and
• Decreases work ... breathing by improving pulmonary ... for barotrauma (eg ... #Ventilation #management ... #pulmonary
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
disorders - Chronic pulmonary ... significantly positive ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Infarction • Pulmonary ... #causes #cardiology
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
Hyponatremia - Differential ... Diagnosis by Mechanism ... Decr Blood Pressure ... - Cirrhosis Syndrome ... hemorrhage) - Pulmonary
Causes of Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis
Increased Hydrostatic Pressure
 • Volume Expansion: Kidney failure, Pregnancy, Medication
Diagnosis Increased ... Hydrostatic Pressure ... Heart failure, Pulmonary ... Cirrhosis, Nephrotic syndrome ... #Diagnosis
Pleural Manometry Summary
Measurement of Intrapleural Pressures and Pleural Elastance during therapeutic thoracentesis can be used to
of re-expansion pulmonary ... intermittently (e.g ... Pleural #Manometry #diagnosis ... #management #pulmonary ... #differential #
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
Approach to ECGs ... - Syncope Syndromes ... #ECG #EKG #Checklist ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... electrocardiogram #differential
Classification of Jaundice
Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia (predominantly indirect bilirubin)
 • Increased bilirubin production (eg, hemolytic anemias, hemolytic reactions,
reactions, hematoma, pulmonary ... , Rotor syndrome ... cyst, external pressure ... Classification #diagnosis ... #unconjugated #differential
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... and Differential ... Diagnosis Approach ... #Hypertension #Workup ... #causes #Differential
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Positive family ... Repeatedly normal blood pressure ... taken at home, work ... excess (Cushing syndrome
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... coagulopathy) • CBC w differential ... recent DAN) • EMG ... #differential # ... diagnosis #management