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Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
LV compliance), ECG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Dysfunction #Grading #Classification ... #Grades #Criteria ... #Table #Assessment
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Vascular → PE, PAH ... pressure, other findings ... based on cause ... #table #comparison ... #criticalcare
Aortic Stenosis Grading on echocardiography
The cut-offs for grading can be found in table 1. Discrepancies are
can be found in table ... and are usually caused ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... AorticStenosis #Classification ... #Severity #Criteria
Severity of Aortic Stenosis in Adults 
Current ACC/AHA guidelines recommend cut-off values for Doppler-echocardiographic measurements of
recommend cut-off values ... >50 mmHg (2) (Table ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... AorticStenosis #Classification ... #Severity #Criteria
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... listed in the table ... of morphologic findings ... vascular diseases (e.g ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Diamond-Forrester classification ... - History - EKG ... findings - Age ... ACS #Evaluation #diagnosis ... #Algorithm #cardiology
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
• They must be able ... 85% of predicted value ... production to cause ... : EKG ($), ECHO ... Stress #Testing #cardiology
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
is desirable, e.g ... obstruction - Able ... MRI - Limited value ... for non-calculus causes ... stones #calculus #Radiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Some exam findings ... ECG is vital while ... the determined cause ... #treatment #table ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
TRALI Diagnostic Criteria
TRALI type 1 - Patients who have no risk factors for ARDS and meet
TRALI Diagnostic ... edema on imaging (eg ... Findings as described ... TRALI l, and b Stable ... #criticalcare