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#EKG taken on a patient with an acute pulmonary embolism with right heart strain showing tachycardia,
#EKG taken on a ... with an acute pulmonary ... embolism with right heart ... pulmonaryembolism #AcutePE #criticalcare ... #cardiology #ECG
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
- Differential Diagnosis ... disorders: - aortic ... sclerosis (both heart ... - Chronic pulmonary ... #causes #cardiology
Causes of Diastolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Early Diastolic:
 • Aortic Regurgitation
 • Pulmonary Regurgitation (Graham-Steell
- Differential Diagnosis ... Diastolic: • Aortic ... Regurgitation • Pulmonary ... Tricuspid Stenosis • Severe ... Diastolic #Murmurs #Cardiology
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Ruptured aortic ... heart failure exacerbation ... flow) - Massive pulmonary ... Classification #Table #CriticalCare
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
CHF - Left-Sided Heart ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Stenosis (Severe ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Rheumatic Heart ... Disease Pulmonary ... Systolic #Murmurs #Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)

Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation is a method of invasive hemodynamic support. A catheter is
Intra-Aortic Balloon ... • Triggers (EKG ... Balloon #Pump #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology ... #criticalcare
Limb Lead Reversal
In order to understand why the leads look the way they do, we must
Limb Lead Reversal ... activity of the heart ... should help: #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #LimbLeads
Interpreting Right Heart Catheterizations

Always interpret a RHC based on the indication for getting the test. This
Interpreting Right Heart ... How severe is the ... PulmPEEPs #Right #Heart ... Catheterization #RHC #diagnosis ... #cardiology
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Severe Heart Failure ... Evaluation - EKG ... - Hypotension (severe ... and refractory heart ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology