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Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
; HFpEF, heart failure ... ; HFrEF, heart failure ... hypertrophy; MCS, mechanical ... #HeartFailure #Staging ... Stages #ACCAHA #Algorithm
Causes of Congenital Anomalies - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malformation
 • Embryonic development failure or inadequacy (often multifactorial)
Deformation
Causes of Congenital ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Embryonic development failure ... Deformation • Abnormal mechanical ... #Causes #Peds #
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
end-stage heart failure ... flare ups that cause ... LVAD- an external mechanical ... #HeartFailure #Staging ... Stages #ACCAHA #Algorithm
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemia, UNa > 20: 
 • Renal losses, Diuretic excess,
Causes of Hyponatremia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Diarrhea, Third spacing ... chronic renal failure ... #Causes #nephrology
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reflex Syncope:
• Vasovagal: Prolonged standing, Stress, Pain
• Situational: Coughing, Sneezing, Micturition, Defecation,
Vasovagal: Prolonged standing ... antipsychotics • Autonomic Failure ... bradycardia, Sinus pauses ... Ventricular • Mechanical
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
severe burns, third-spacing ... Intra-cardiac pump failure ... • Severe heart failure ... ): • Mechanical ... findings based on cause
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
and Secondary Causes ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Long-standing ... stenosis) - Mechanical ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
• Prolonged standing ... bradycardia • Sinus pauses ... tachycardia - Mechanical ... - Autonomic failure ... Classification #Table #Causes
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
ideal) Invasive Mechanical ... Ventilation • Target tidal ... criticalcare #hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Decompensated Heart Failure ... Imaging and more ... the determined cause ... and perhaps even mechanical ... #differential #algorithm