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Left Ventricular Thrombus Arterial Embolization on Echocardiogram- Caught in Action! 

The TTE was ordered for cardioembolic
Ventricular Thrombus Arterial ... cardioembolic work ... #Embolization #Cardiac ... #POCUS #echocardiogram ... #Cardiology #A4c
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
bile ducts Differential ... of pregnancy, Cardiac ... Hepatic amyloidosis, Bacterial ... - gallstone or malignancy ... cholangitis #diagnosis #workup
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Severe Anemia, Cardiac ... Beta-Agonists, ↑ work ... Late Sepsis), Malignancy ... Biotin) Type D: Bacterial
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
Dysphagia - Differential ... Cervical osteophytes, malignancy ... disorder URGENT WORKUP ... #Dysphagia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Management
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Weakness - Differential ... Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac ... • Neoplastic: Malignancy-associated ... dystrophies Work ... #Weakness #Differential
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
Malignant Hyperthermia ... dantrolene and cardiac ... INVESTIGATIONS Arterial ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Non-Infectious (NTBE): • Malignancy ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... : • New cardiac ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... drugs, seizures, malignancy ... perfusion - Cardiac ... failure - Low cardiac ... ’s • Reduced Arterial
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
help AND check arterial ... embolism → 3-5 o Cardiac ... ) → 3-12 o Cardiac ... Sepsis → 3-14 o Malignant ... #Management #Workup