Shoulder pain radiating down the arm
Shoulder pain radiating down the arm can be a diagnostic dilemma, with causes arising from multiple visceral and musculoskeletal structures.
Category CCC
The LITFL Critical Care Compendium is a comprehensive collection of pages concisely covering the core topics and controversies of critical care.
Clubbing DDx
Clubbing is an abnormality of the fingertips with following features: beaked nails; loss of angle between nail bed and finger; increased AP width of finger tip; sponginess of proximal nail bed
VF and VT DDx
Ventricular fibrillation and (pulseless) ventricular tachycardia mandate immediate CPR, advanced life support and correction of underlying causes.
Tachycardia DDx
Tachycardia refers to heart rate >100/min in an adult. Tachycardias are classified as regular or irregular, narrow complex or wide complex. The underlying causes of tachycardia are legion
Supraventricular tachycardia DDx
SVTs are supraventricular tachycardias, that can be either atrial tachydysrhythmias (such as atrial fibrillation) or atrioventricular tachydysrhythmias. This document concerns the latter.
Pulseless Electrical Activity DDx
Pulseless electrical activity mandates immediate CPR and correction of underlying causes.
Chest pain DDx
The approach to non-traumatic chest pain requires the early recognition and exclusion of potential life threats, then further consideration of other causes.
Bradycardia DDx
Bradycardia differential diagnosis. Bradycardia refers to heart rate <60/min in an adult; Bradycardias are classified as regular or irregular, narrow complex or wide complex; The underlying causes of bradycardia are legion
Cardiac Failure DDx
In emergency medicine and critical care, the cardiac failure that primarily concerns us is acute heart failure syndrome (AHFS), which refers to rapid worsening of heart failure signs and symptoms, and has many possible causes.
Prognosis After Cardiac Arrest
Prognosis After Cardiac Arrest incolves: the underlying cause of cardiac arrest (e.g. overdose vs dilated cardiomyopathy); presence of co-morbidities (e.g. metastatic cancer, dementia); use of targeted temperature management (therapeutic hypothermia); features of the the cardiac arrest and cardiovascular and neurological assessment
Post-cardiac arrest syndrome
Post-cardiac arrest syndrome (aka post-resuscitation syndrome). Occurs after return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) following cardiorespiratory arrest and involves multiple systems
Reflects a state of whole-body ischaemia and subsequent reperfusion
Serious Generalised Skin Disorders
Serious Generalised Skin Disorders: Mnemonic: PTSD-D