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Wellens' Syndrome on ECG

A 66-year-old man with hypertension and hyperlipidemia presents after an episode of severe
episode of severe chest ... while walking to work ... performed as seen ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Clinical #Cardiology
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
period without chest ... pain, as they result ... Serial EKGS in pts ... Wellens #Sign #EKG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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intolerance • Chest ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... cardiac death Management ... Myocarditis #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Rapid Response Management ... ., GBS, MG, ALS) ... • ↓ chest wall ... ., flail chest, ... differential #Diagnosis #Management
Modified penicillin binding proteins as mechanism of resistance to antibiotics.
Penicillin Binding Proteins (Transpeptidases) cross link peptidoglycan
more antibiotic (e.g ... cephalosporin (e.g ... vancomycin to CTX (e.g ... it works at a different ... Proteins #AMR #PBP #pharmacology
Bradycardia
1) First Steps: IV, O2, Monitors, ECG, Pads on patient, Crash Cart in room. Is patient
O2, Monitors, ECG ... Shock, SBP <90, AMS ... SOB from CHF, Chest ... #differential #management ... #cardiology
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
prior resistance. e.g ... much as possible ... if needed (and as ... ampicillin #management ... #antibiogram #pharmacology
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS ... to identifying ACS ... - History - EKG ... #ChestPain #ACS ... diagnosis #Algorithm #cardiology
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
, Symptoms and Management ... macroglossia (AL ... despite hx HTN) EKG ... Diagnosis #Stages #Management ... Signs #Symptoms #Cardiology
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
symptoms may include chest ... as soon as possible ... consultation with cardiology ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup