Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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β€œH’s & T’sβ€œ - The reversible causes of Cardiac Arrest 
Hypovolemia, Hypoxia/Hypoxemia, Hydrogen Ion Excess (Acidosis),
The reversible causes ... of Cardiac Arrest ... Hyperkalemia, Hypothermia Tamponade ... #HsTs #acls #differential ... diagnosis #arrest #management
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... β€’ Call for cardiac ... tamponade recurs ... Plan definitive management ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Algorithm and Differential ... osmolarity If cause ... inflammatory markers β€’ Cardio-renal ... CK-MB, NT-proBNP, cardiac ... #causes
Thoracic Trauma - Lethal 6 and Hidden 6 of Thoracic Trauma
The Lethal 6 of Thoracic Trauma:
Hemothorax β€’ Cardiac ... Tamponade β€’ Flail ... Contusions β€’ Blunt Cardiac ... Trauma #diagnosis #management ... #injuries #differential
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 β€’ Dysrhythmia
 β€’ Ischemia
 β€’ Cardiomyopathy
 β€’ Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Cardiac ... Valvular disease β€’ Tamponade ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Hypotension / Shock Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic:
 β€’ Poor oral intake
 β€’ Hemorrhage
 β€’ Renal loss
 β€’
Hypotension / Shock Differential ... Obstructive: β€’ Cardiac ... tamponade β€’ Tension ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Algorithm #shock #causes
Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis, Examination and Management

Uterotonic Medications (after delivery of the placenta):
 β€’ Oxytocin
Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential ... Examination and Management ... β€’ Oxytocin (causes ... Methylergonovine (causes ... #Examination #Management
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
consider: o Cardiac ... tamponade β†’ 3-9 ... Sepsis β†’ 3-14 o Cardiac ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Causes of HyperKalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Increased extracellular K+:
 β€’ Tissue injury
 β€’ Hemolysis
 β€’ Rhabdomyolysis
 β€’
Causes of HyperKalemia ... - Differential ... inhibitor β€’ Cardiac ... blockers - MCW Nephrology ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 β€’ Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Shock - Differential ... β†’ tension PTX, cardiac ... tamponade, Vascular ... findings based on cause ... uw_IMresidency #Shock #Differential