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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Dyspnea - Differential ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Tachyarrhythmia Airway ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
surgery related cause ... If circulation unstable ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... #Pressure #Differential ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Shock - Differential ... Diagnosis by Classification ... exacerbation (any cause ... flow) - Massive pulmonary ... #Table #CriticalCare
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
MRI, iADL scale, ... Alzheimer - 1st cause ... Dementia - 2nd cause ... MNCD #Dementia #Differential ... #Subtypes #Classification
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Hypomagnesemia #Differential ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes #Workup
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... and Differential ... Vasculitis • Endocrinologic ... #Hypertension #Workup ... #causes #Differential
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
If circulation unstable ... POTENTIAL CAUSES ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Management #Workup
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
bronchoscopy - If unable ... available - In unable ... This can cause life-threatening ... Emergencies #diagnosis #differential ... #management #pulmonary
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
) Classification ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... + XR • Early Stage ... lymphoma #diagnosis #classification