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Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Causes of Sudden ... Acquired structural heart ... • Congenital heart ... Inherited structural heart ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Generalized Edema - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Overfill (Increased renal sodium retention, Urine Na > 40meq/L)
Causes of Generalized ... • Nephrotic Syndrome ... Pressure • Right heart ... • Nephrotic syndrome ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
dissipation of metabolic heat ... • Excessive heat ... maintained fever CAUSES ... #Differential #Causes ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... overload with heart ... there is no clear cause ... the underlying cause ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
Ecstasy, atropine; Heat ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... ; Serotonin syndrome ... for evaporative heat ... comparison #diagnosis #management
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
or structural heart ... frequently benign causes ... carotid sinus syndrome ... further guide management ... depends on the cause
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural ... • Congestive heart ... Superior vena cava syndrome ... • Nephrotic syndrome ... Algorithm #Hepatology #causes
Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
urinalysis, labs - Management ... , Diuretics if heart ... renal biopsy - Management ... treating underlying cause ... ultrasonography - Manaqement
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
Causes of Hyponatremia ... Diagnosis Algorithm Syndrome ... • Congestive heart ... • Nephrotic syndrome ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
Causes of Palpitations ... ATRIAL FLUTTER • HEART ... PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME ... VALVULAR DISEASE • HEART ... #Palpitations #Causes