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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Myocardial • Systolic Dysfunction ... • Diastolic Dysfunction ... Artery Disease • Stable ... #Causes
Cardiorenal Syndromes (CRS) - Classification

Cardiorenal syndromes (CRS) define a broad scope of disorders of the heart
whereby acute or chronic ... dysfunction of ... induce acute or chronic ... dysfunction of ... #Diagnosis #Types
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... protein receptor type ... disease Systolic dysfunction ... Diastolic dysfunction ... #Differential #Causes
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
moderate diastolic dysfunction ... atrium, PASP: pulmonary ... Diastolic #Diastology #Dysfunction ... #Grading #Classification ... Grades #Criteria #Table
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... Pulmonary Arterial ... Left-Sided Heart Dysfunction ... Metabolic Disorders Chronic ... #Causes
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
Cardiorenal Syndrome (CRS) Types
 • Type 1 - Acute CRS: Alteration of renal perfusion is the
2 - Chronic CRS ... 4 - Chronic RCS ... induced myopathy, chronic ... shifts may be in cause ... micro-circulatory dysfunction
Causes of Pediatric Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Present Since Infancy with No Respiratory Distress:
 • Laryngomalacia
Present
Causes of Pediatric ... • Vocal Cord Dysfunction ... • Vocal Cord Dysfunction ... #Causes #Peds # ... Pediatrics #Pulmonary
Causes, classification and compensatory responses to shock.

Shock can be caused by any pathological process that leads
Causes, classification ... Shock can be caused ... vasodilatation, myocardial dysfunction ... The cause of shock ... #Types #Classification
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

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