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2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
for the Management ... #HeartFailure #Management ... #CHF #guideline ... #ACCAHA2017 #cardiology ... #treatment #algorithm
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Panhypopituitarism Treatment ... CRF) • Infection ... Cystic Fibrosis, CHF ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Diagnosis and Treatment ... Algorithm Diagnosis ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm #cardiology ... #treatment #guidelines
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Hyperthermia - Guidelines ... Treatment depends ... Reference Handbook - Guidelines ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... pulmonary disease or CHF ... pulmonary disease or CHF ... #management #cardiology ... #algorithm
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Decompensated CHF ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... ) UOP > 0.5 cc/kg ... #criticalcare #algorithm ... #treatment #management
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS)
•	Non-specific (infections vs non-infectious)
•	≥2 of the following:
o	Temp >38°C or <36°C
o	HR >90 bpm
o	RR
Inflammatory Response Syndrome ... >2 mmol/L Management ... Sepsis Campaign Guidelines ... recognition & treatment ... fluids (30 mL/kg
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Checklist Evaluation ... Revascularization, treatment ... #CHF #Shock #Cardiogenic ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Management
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
response preceding infection ... Electrodiagnostic studies - EMG ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... Prednisone 5mg/kg ... Differential Diagnosis: Infection ... sepsis), PE, DAH, CHF ... APML #diagnosis #management