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Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT)
• At least 3 different P wave morphologies: 
• Rate 100-180
• Irregular 
Etiology
• Hypoxia • Pulmonary ... hypertension ... Management • Oxygen ... • Treatment of ... #EKG #Management
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
Brady Management ... #HeartBlocks #Types ... #Classification ... summary #Diagnosis #EKG ... electrocardiogram #ecg
Shock Classification Types - Pathophysiology Comparison

Obstructive Shock:
 • Obstructive shock is characterized by a blockage in
Shock Classification ... Types - Pathophysiology ... Pulmonary embolism ... hypovolemia and hypotension ... #Shock #Types #Pathophysiology
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
and panic attack-type ... sedimentation rate ... may present with pulmonary ... diagnostic procedures (eg ... glucose, apparent type
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
Hypertension (CTEPH ... Hypertension Definition ... embolism Pathophysiology ... Bypass Other Treatment ... Thromboendarterectomy #diagnosis #management
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... intubated patient with right ... hypertension Rx ... 20 mg q6hr) - Hypotension ... Revascularization, treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... degrees • Chills, night ... • Vasculitis (e.g ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
severe with any type ... crackles in the right ... of left atrial hypertension ... : Tachycardia, hypertension ... decreased respiratory rate
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
diffusion-perfusion defect (Type ... anatomic shunt (Type ... disease - Portal hypertension ... ) on room air Treatment ... #treatment #hepatology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
time again we might ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... before beginning treatment ... output - Acute pulmonary ... #typeb #classification