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Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
- Differential ... disorders - Chronic pulmonary ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Infarction • Pulmonary ... #causes #cardiology
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
entire breathing system ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... #Differential # ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
other obvious causes ... Right ventricular systolic ... - Mechanism: causes ... hemodynamics Liver ... #management #hepatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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tract, and often causes ... Diagnosis: Systemic ... Vessel: Blood pressure ... #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #classification
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... of Circulatory System ... pulmonary edema ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #typea #typeb #classification
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Culture (+): Acute ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... #management #cardiology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup ... platelets - WBC ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... #hematology #oncology ... #management
Acute Recurrent Pericarditis
= recurrence of Acute Pericarditis (AP) after free interval >4-6 weeks without symptoms, >1/4
Myopericarditis, Systemic ... symptoms: pulmonary ... #Pericarditis #diagnosis ... #management #treatment ... cardiology
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Albumin > 4) Work-up ... Sarcoidosis) • Liver ... inflammation (acute ... Gap #ProteinGap #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology