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Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Table - Wide vs Narrow, Regular vs Irregular

Regular Rhythm - Narrow Complex
Tachycardia - Differential ... Diagnosis Table ... • ST vs SVT (AVNRT ... #Tachycardia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Table
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
A waves during AVNRT ... abrupt rise in RA pressure ... EKG of the same ... to diagnose the case ... excludes other differentials
Causes of Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis
Increased Hydrostatic Pressure
 • Volume Expansion: Kidney failure, Pregnancy, Medication
Causes of Peripheral ... Edema - Differential ... Increased Hydrostatic Pressure ... Pregnancy, Medication side ... Decreased Oncotic Pressure
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
Hyponatremia - Differential ... Mechanism Decr Blood Pressure ... #Hyponatremia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes #Sodium
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
Shock - Differential ... - Medication side ... #Syncope #Differential ... Classification #Table ... #Causes
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Shock - Differential ... findings based on cause ... warm extremities, wide ... uw_IMresidency #Shock #Differential ... #Diagnosis #table
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup and Differential ... lability in blood pressure ... with previously stable ... Causes: • Vascular ... #Differential #
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
condition with a wide ... ECG is vital while ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... cardiology #treatment #table
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS Echocardiogram

50's male CAP on Day 4 Zpak but worsening-fever, congestion, cough. BP
BP stable. ... ECG Trop I 1.13. ... akinesia apical side ... ultrasound #Cardiology #a4c