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Hyperuricemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary - Over-production
     • Increased turnover of nucleotides
Primary
Algorithm Primary ... Chemotherapy • Drug-induced ... Hypercalcemia - Drug-Induced ... • ACE inhibitors ... #causes
Wide Complex Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Irregular
 • Polymorphic VT
    - Torsades
Algorithm Irregular ... Torsades - ACS ... catecholamine induced ... Antiarrhythmic Drugs ... #cardiology
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS ... to identifying ACS ... #ChestPain #ACS ... #Evaluation #diagnosis ... #Algorithm #cardiology
Drug-Induced Urinary Retention

Drug-induced urinary retention is very common and can be caused by many classes of
Drug-Induced Urinary ... Retention Drug-induced ... acetylcholine (ACh ... via decreased ACh-mediated ... #diagnosis #pharmacology
Algorithm for the Management of Ventricular Tachycardia Electrical Storm
ES diagnosed (≥ 3 episodes of VT/ICD therapies
Algorithm for the ... per ACLS • If ... cardioversion Stable ... of reversible causes ... management #morphology #cardiology
First Generation Anti-Psychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
Typical/Conventional Anti-Psychotics - Examples: Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine

ACh M1 antagonist - Block
Chlorpromazine ACh ... Block action of ACh ... , and/or limbs caused ... irreversible • Drug ... induced Parkinsonism
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Drug Induced Lupus ... vs SLE Drug Induced ... lupus cases, drug-dependent ... thiazidic, PPI, ACE ... sle #comparison #table
Severity of Aortic Stenosis in Adults 
Current ACC/AHA guidelines recommend cut-off values for Doppler-echocardiographic measurements of
Adults Current ACC ... 1.0 cm2 and/or indexed ... >50 mmHg (2) (Table ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... AorticStenosis #Classification
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Hyperkalemia • Reduced ... Glucose/Temp • ACS ... • Drugs • ICP ... #causes #cardiology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
hypoperfusion - toxic-induced ... circulation If drugs ... Alcohol • Type B2: Drugs ... lactate and can act ... #typeb #classification