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Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
- Malignancy (e.g ... CNS pathology (e.g ... hemorrhage) - Pulmonary ... pathology (e.g. ... #Table #Causes
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... Control rate (e.g ... Treat underlying cause ... Control rate (e.g ... Treat underlying cause
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
respiratory tract (e.g ... has potential to cause ... #Management #treatment ... #workup #pulmonary ... #criticalcare
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
, e.g. central line ... pericardiocentesis kit (eg ... • Diagnostic ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis ... trolley, anaphylaxis treatment ... alternate vasopressor (e.g ... as patient is stable ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
leading to increased pulmonary ... objective assessment“ (e.g ... the underlying cause ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... shows a small, stable ... • Vasculitis (e.g ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #causes
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
should identify any cause ... blood gas, 12-lead ECG ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
recent DAN) • EMG ... Goodpasture's cause ... hematuria, RBC casts ... #differential #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
criteria required to diagnose ... mm is needed to cause ... hypertension (e.g ... - Pulmonary edema ... #Algorithm #CriticalCare