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A quick way to consider causes of PEA arrest (or severe hypotension) is to consider: Volume
consider: Volume - Pump ... Diagnosis #PEAArrest #Differential
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Shock - Differential ... (Intra-cardiac pump ... (Extra-cardiac pump ... uw_IMresidency #Shock #Differential
Syncope in 3 Steps
1. Consider the 3 "S" Mimics: Seizure, low Sugar, Stroke (TIA)
2. Heart vs
vs SVR Heart • Pump ... other #Syncope #differential
Common causes of post-Transplant Diarrhea
 • Bacterial: Clostridium difficile, Campylobacter spp., Salmonella spp., Bacterial overgrowth, Aeromonus
Laxatives, Proton pump ... Diarrhea #diagnosis #differential
ECMO Troubleshooting - OnePager Summary
ECMO Emergency Protocol - Team should train/practice & have necessary supplies at
Pump may repeatedly ... cause immediate pump ... Pump Problems: ... • PUMP FAILURE ... problems #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Low Vitamin B12 Levels
Low vitamin B12 intake - Vegetarianism, chronic alcoholism and older people
Autoimmune
Metformin, proton pump ... low #cobalamin #differential
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
alcoholics) - Proton-pump ... Hypomagnesemia #Differential
Drugs associated with hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia

Hypokalemia
- Shift from extracellular fluid to intracellular fluid compartment
  -
Extrarenal Proton pump ... #Medications #differential
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombosis - Atherosclerosis, Arterial Dissection, Fibromuscular Dysplasia
 - Large
Ischemic Stroke - Differential ... Hypoperfusion - Pump ... CVA #Neurology #Differential
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
Redistribution:
 - IV glucose
 - Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis
 - IV hyperalimentation
 - Refeeding
Theophylline - Proton pump ... Causes #diagnosis #differential