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Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
moderate diastolic dysfunction ... Diastolic #Diastology #Dysfunction ... #Grading #Classification ... #Grades #Criteria ... #Table #Assessment
Diastolic Dysfunction Assessment - Normal, Mild, Moderate and Severe

#Diastolic #Diastology #Dysfunction #Diagnosis #Cardiology #Grading #Classification #Grades
Diastolic Dysfunction ... Diastolic #Diastology #Dysfunction ... Cardiology #Grading #Classification ... #Grades #Criteria ... #Table #Assessment
Compelling and Possible Contraindications to Antihypertensive Drugs
Diuretics (thiazides)
 - Gout
 - Metabolic syndrome, Glucose intolerance, Pregnancy,
Hypokalemia, Erectile dysfunction ... ARB, diabetes) ACE ... - AV block (grade ... Asthma, AV block (grade ... contraindications #table
Intraabdominal hypertension is defined as elevated pressure without overt organ failure (table below).  Among critically
organ failure (table ... failure, it may cause ... Hypertension #IAH #Grades ... #Classification ... #ACS #Compartment
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
renal tubular dysfunction ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes #Workup
ED Treatment of 
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding 

Hemodynamically unstable 
Resuscitation 
 • ABCs! 
 • Fluids +
Resuscitation • ABCs ... pregnancy related cause ... Hemodynamically stable ... cancer, liver dysfunction
In addition to management of ABCs, exposure to nerve gases requires antidotes. There are 3 important
management of ABCs ... exposure to nerve gases ... important drug classes ... NerveAgents #Treatment #Table
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Causes of Lactate ... The most common causes ... - Many other causes ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... #typea #typeb #classification
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Idiopathic LV dysfunction ... exclude other causes ... thrombus, RV systolic dysfunction ... during Delivery • Stable ... defibrillator as