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Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Acquired structural heart ... • Congenital heart ... Inherited structural heart ... , Brugada syndrome ... Arrest #cardiology #differential
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
90%:
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Pulmonary Renal Syndromes ... and Mimics - Differential ... Antiphospholipid Syndrome ... APL - Cardiac: heart ... #Mimics #Differential
Causes of Generalized Edema - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Overfill (Increased renal sodium retention, Urine Na > 40meq/L)
Generalized Edema - Differential ... • Nephrotic Syndrome ... Pressure • Right heart ... • Nephrotic syndrome ... #Generalized #Differential
Bilateral Lower Extremity Swelling - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Acute:
 • DVT *Can't Miss Diagnosis
 • Medication Side
Extremity Swelling - Differential ... Effect • Acute Heart ... • Nephrotic Syndrome ... Disease • Chronic Heart ... Extremity #Swelling #Differential
Diagnosis of ascites according to the serum ascites albumin gradient (SAAG)
SAAG ≥ 1.1:
 - Ascitic protein
Late Budd-Chiari syndrome ... protein ≥ 2.5 g/dL: Heart ... Early Budd-Chiari syndrome ... leak, Nephrotic syndrome ... gradient #hepatology #differential
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ADH Independent:
 • Tea and Toast Syndrome, Beer Potomania - Low solute
Hyponatremia - Differential ... Tea and Toast Syndrome ... Hypervolemic - Heart ... failure, nephrotic syndrome ... #Hyponatremia #Differential
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)
 • Introduction
 • Embryology
 • Anatomy
 • Physiology of HLHS
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Hypoplastic Left Heart ... Syndrome (HLHS) ... Pre-operative Management ... Options • Post-op Management ... Hypoplastic #LeftHeart #Syndrome
The Hot and Altered Patient in the ED - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Heat Stroke
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Patient in the ED - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework • Heat ... Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome ... • Serotonin Syndrome ... fever #Altered #Differential
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential Diagnostic Schema
Chronic: ASCVD, Venous, Vasculitides 5% (PAN, [E]GPA, IgA, MPA)
Acute
 - Venous
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential ... Antiphospholipid syndrome ... strangulation), Heart ... /Vessels (Heart ... Ischemia #Schema #Differential
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Airways: 
 • Bronchitis
 • Bronchiectasis
 • Malignancy: Primary bronchogenic CA, Endobronchial
Hemoptysis - Differential ... Pneumonitis, GPA, Behcet syndrome ... Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome ... Disease • Left Heart ... #Hemoptysis #Differential