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Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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Causes of Hypoxemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Arterial Hypertension ... Left Shunt • Ventricular ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... disease or CHF) ... Treat underlying cause ... disease or CHF) ... management #cardiology #algorithm
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Arrhythmia • Atrial ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF ... Hypertension Pulmonary ... #Causes
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cardiac Causes ... Arterial Hypertension ... Veno-Occlusive Disease #RHF ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic Causes ... Differential Diagnosis Pulmonary ... decompensated CHF ... , Hypertensive emergency ... myasthenia crisis), Encephalitis
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Presence of pulmonary ... arterial hypertension ... other obvious causes ... pressure < 15mmHg TREATMENT ... - Mechanism: causes
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
patient with right ventricular ... hypertension Rx ... 20 mg q6hr) - Hypotension ... Revascularization, treatment ... #Checklist #CHF
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
syndrome, ARVC) • Hypertension ... : • Hypertension ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... arrhythmia • Atrial ... more intensive treatment
The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
short course of treatment ... provide empiric treatment ... HSV encephalitis ... HSV PCR would cause ... on the basis of CSF
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... heart disease • Hypertensive ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... May have typical HF ... management #cardiology #treatment