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Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Sudden Cardiac Arrest ... Catecholaminergic polymorphic ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Cardiac #Arrest ... #cardiology #differential
It starts as sinus rhythm with probable inferior STEMI, but becomes ventricular fibrillation (or polymorphic ventricular
fibrillation (or polymorphic ... Cardiology #EKG #Arrest
Post Cardiac Arrest Workup Investigations Checklist

- Dr. Josh Farkas @PulmCrit

#Post #CardiacArrest #Workup #Checklist #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Post Cardiac Arrest ... Workup Investigations ... CardiacArrest #Workup
Simplified Algorithm for cardiac arrest (Adapted from ACLS 2010) 

#Management #ACLS #LifeSupport #Cardiac #Arrest #Algorithm #HsTs
Algorithm for cardiac arrest ... LifeSupport #Cardiac #Arrest ... Algorithm #HsTs #HTs #Differential
Causes of Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Narrow Complex - Regular:
 • Sinus tachycardia
 • Atrial flutter
Tachycardia - Differential ... Wide-Complex - Polymorphic ... : • Polymorphic ... #Tachycardia #Differential
Anemia - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
 - History, Physical Exam, Labs
 - Microcytic
 - Normocytic
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Anemia - Workup ... and Differential ... Hemolytic #Anemia #Workup ... #Differential #
“H’s & T’s“ - The reversible causes of Cardiac Arrest 
Hypovolemia, Hypoxia/Hypoxemia, Hydrogen Ion Excess (Acidosis),
causes of Cardiac Arrest ... #HsTs #acls #differential ... #diagnosis #arrest
Wide Complex Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Irregular
 • Polymorphic VT
    - Torsades
Tachycardia - Differential ... Irregular • Polymorphic ... #Tachycardia #Differential
Thrombocytopenia - Workup Algorithm
A common consult I receive.

Dr. Joseph Shatzel @Clotmaster

#Thrombocytopenia #Workup #Algorithm #Diagnosis #Differential #Hematology
Thrombocytopenia - Workup ... Thrombocytopenia #Workup ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #Differential
Underlying causes of PEA arrest: H’s and T’s 

Hypovolemia, Hypoxia, Hydrogen Ion (acidosis), Hypo/Hyper-kalemia, Hypothermia
Toxins, Tamponade,
causes of PEA arrest ... massive PE) #PEA #arrest ... #HsTs #Differential