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“H’s & T’s“ - The reversible causes of Cardiac Arrest 
Hypovolemia, Hypoxia/Hypoxemia, Hydrogen Ion Excess (Acidosis),
The reversible causes ... Cardiac Arrest Hypovolemia ... Excess (Acidosis), Hypokalemia ... #HsTs #acls #differential ... diagnosis #arrest #management
Multiple masses
The differential diagnostic list of multiple masses is very long.
The most important diagnoses are listed
Multiple masses ... The differential ... is difficult to differentiate ... #Management #Radiology ... Multiple #Massess #Differential
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
Causes of Wide Pulse ... Pressure - Differential ... intravascular hypovolemia ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #cardiology
Hypotension - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask for vitals en route
2) Immediate Assessment
3) Examine for a cause:
Rapid Response Management ... 1) Ask for vitals ... Examine for a cause ... Cardiogenic • Hypovolemic ... #Hypotension #Management
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Algorithm and Differential ... osmolarity If cause ... remains unclear AND hypovolaemia ... Vasculits: ANCA, ANA ... Diagnosis #nephrology #causes
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
Causes of Palpitations ... • PYREXIA • HYPOVOLAEMIA ... #Palpitations #Causes ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Cardiology
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
Abnormalities - Differential ... of Asthma • Hypovolemic ... Abnormalities #Disorders #Cardiology ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Potassium Electrolyte Repletion
If patient also has hypomagnesemia, replete magnesium before repleting potassium
Oral:
 • Pills (ask pharmacy
Oral: • Pills (ask ... Intravenous (can cause ... Electrolyte #Repletion #management ... #hypokalemia
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
neuraxial block, hypovolaemia ... or combined causes ... rhythm, treat as hypovolaemia ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
MAGIC DR – a handy mnemonic used to remember the potential causes of a cerebral ring
the potential causes ... eg. tumefactive MS ... necrosis #Diagnosis #Radiology ... MAGICDR #DRMAGIC #Differential