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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Myocardial • Systolic Dysfunction ... • Diastolic Dysfunction ... Artery Disease • Stable
Bedside Classification of Shock

Hypovolemic shock 

- Vomiting, diarrhea, overdiuresis 

- Hemorrhage (GI, peritoneal, RP) 

Distributive shock
Bedside Classification ... decompensated chronic ... Acute valve dysfunction ... Prosthetic valve dysfunction ... Cardiogenic #Comparison #Table
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Classification ... END-ORGAN DYSFUNCTION ... CARDIOGENIC (Cold ... water #Shock #Classification ... warm #wet #dry #table
Male Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erectile Dysfunction
 - Psychological
    •
Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction ... Erectile Dysfunction ... Amphetamines) Chronic ... • Spinal Cord ... Sexual #Erectile #Dysfunction
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Left-Sided Heart Dysfunction ... Hypoxemia: • COPD ... Metabolic Disorders Chronic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Abnormal Chest X-Ray:
 • Chronic Infection (Eg. Fungal, Tuberculosis)
Causes of Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Chest X-Ray: • Chronic ... Dysfunction ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
GI losses - Chronic ... renal tubular dysfunction ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... patients with chronic ... • Could potentially ... Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction ... hernia • Rib fracture
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... Framework Spinal cord ... compression by fractured ... Bowel and bladder dysfunction ... differential #algorithm
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
metabolic equivalent able ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... with valvular dysfunction ... or LV dysfunction ... Stable patients