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Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
Regular ventricular ... HeartBlocks #Types #Classification ... degrees #summary #Diagnosis ... #EKG #electrocardiogram ... #ecg #cardiology
Osborn waves - positive deflections at the J point (negative in aVR and V1) with a
or idiopathic ventricular ... This EKG was recorded ... #EKG #EmergencyMedicine ... #Cardiology #diagnosis ... #CriticalCare #
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
restrictive left ventricular ... LV compliance), ECG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Dysfunction #Grading #Classification
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
- Differential Diagnosis ... by Classification ... Tachyarrhythmias • Ventricular ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Classification
Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management
 • Autoantibodies to vWF: Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g. lymphoma,
Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis ... Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g ... cardiomyopathy, Left ventricular ... vonWillebrand #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Management #treatment
Causes, classification and compensatory responses to shock.

Shock can be caused by any pathological process that leads
Causes, classification ... severe asthma) or ventricular ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... Causes #Types #Classification
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
arrhythmia syndromes (e.g ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... Differential Diagnosis ... more intensive treatment ... Complexes #PVCs #PVC #diagnosis
Classification of Diabetes Insipidus

Central or neurogenic diabetes insipidus:
 - Congenital - Structural malformations affecting the hypothalamus
Classification of ... disease, Drugs (e.g ... Treatment is aimed ... Diabetes #Insipidus #Classification ... Types #Nephrology #Diagnosis
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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- Differential Diagnosis ... ) UOP > 0.5 cc/kg ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #criticalcare # ... algorithm #treatment
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
Checklist for Treatment ... consider empiric treatment ... interruption (e.g ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... #MICU #CriticalCare