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Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Infarction • Stable ... Mediastinal Causes: - Vascular ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
Shock and Vasoactive ... and etiology of shock ... Heart Failure, Valvular ... inopressors #diagnosis #management ... #comparison #table
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Shock - Differential ... uw_IMresidency #Shock ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #table ... #comparison #criticalcare
Causes, classification and compensatory responses to shock.

Shock can be caused by any pathological process that leads
distributive (septic ... anaphylaxis, increased vascular ... unresuscitated septic ... clinically indistinguishable ... #Differential #
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
) • Septic → dysregulated ... insufficiency, acute valvular ... • Pulmonary vascular ... Types #diagnosis #management ... warm #wet #dry #table
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Liver #Lesions #Hepatic ... CT #MRI #POCUS #radiology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #comparison ... #table #appearance
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
) • Septic → dysregulated ... insufficiency, acute valvular ... ) • Puimonary vascular ... types #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #differential
Vasopressors Table 
Rough properties by Target Receptor, Heart Rate/Inotropy, Systemic Vascular Resistance, Cardiac Output, Blood Pressure,
Vasopressors Table ... Inotropy, Systemic Vascular ... Internet Book of Critical ... Pharmacology #Effect #Management ... #Comparison #Inotropes
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal Venous Phase and Delayed
Dysplastic nodule, Hepatic ... Liver #Lesions #Hepatic ... #differential # ... diagnosis #comparison ... #table #appearance
Etiologies of Hypoaldosteronism

Hyporeninemic Hypoaldosteronism (Low Renin, Low Aldosterone)
 - Diabetic Nephropathy 
 - NSAIDs
Non-Hyporeninemic Hypoaldosteronism (Normal
Inhibitors - Chronic heparin ... insufficiency - Critical ... Hypoaldosteronism #Differential ... #Aldosterone #Comparison ... #Table #Causes