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Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Infarction • Stable ... • Dilating Aneurysm ... Mediastinal Causes: - Vascular ... • Biliary Disease ... • Peptic Ulcer Disease
Clinician's Pocket Guide to Vasopressors - Receptor Profiles and Hemodynamic Parameters
 • Systemic Vascular Resistance -
Parameters • Systemic Vascular ... #Pharmacology #Summary ... #cheatsheet #management ... #comparison #table
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Endocarditis Summary ... lesions • Mycotic aneurysm ... insult due to vascular ... valvular disease ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment
Ulcers:
 • Treatment: Topical steroids
 • Prevention: Colchicine
 • Azathioprine for refractory disease
Arthritis:
for refractory disease ... for refractory disease ... immunosuppressive meds) Vascular ... be needed for aneurysms ... Syndrome #Treatment #management
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary Clinical ... osteomyelitis, trauma, avascular ... necrosis, Lyme disease ... #Summary
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
• Aortic valve disease ... Thoracic aortic aneurysm ... Dissection #diagnosis #management ... #vascular
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
Heart Failure, Valvular ... Disease, Mechanical ... inopressors #diagnosis #management ... #comparison #table
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
More precisely "macular ... Even with macular ... disease, may consider ... #Pharmacology #Table ... #Management
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary A defect ... intrinsic lung disease ... intrapulmonary vascular ... Intra-pulmonary vascular
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Syndrome Systemic disease ... and diplopia) • Vascular ... Disease: Arterial ... coronary artery aneurysms ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management