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Wellens' Syndrome on ECG

A 66-year-old man with hypertension and hyperlipidemia presents after an episode of severe
Wellens' Syndrome ... year-old man with hypertension ... #Wellens #Syndrom ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Clinical #Cardiology
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
- Differential ... based on repeat clinic ... • Nephritic syndrome ... Excess: • Conn's syndrome ... Secondary #Nephrology #Differential
Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome—due to GBM disruption. 
Hypertension. t BUN and creatinine.
and Nephrotic Syndromes ... Nephritic syndrome—due ... Hypertension. t ... May be 10 (eg direct ... #Classification
Wellen's Syndrome 
Type A - Biphasic T wave 
Type B - Deeply inverted T wave
Wellen's Syndrome ... specific for a critical ... intervention #Wellens #Syndrome ... #TypeA #TypeB #Classification ... Types #Cardiology #EKG
Portal Hypertension Classification by site of vascular obstruction
1) Post-hepatic Post-sinusoidal: Budd-Chiari syndrome
2) Intrahepatic Post-sinusoidal: Veno-occlusive disease
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Portal Hypertension ... Classification ... Post-sinusoidal: Budd-Chiari syndrome ... #Classification ... gastroenterology #diagnosis #differential
Classification of Jaundice
Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia (predominantly indirect bilirubin)
 • Increased bilirubin production (eg, hemolytic anemias, hemolytic reactions,
Classification of ... Crigler-Najjar syndrome ... , Rotor syndrome ... #Jaundice #Classification ... #unconjugated #differential
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
ECGs - Syncope Syndromes ... inversion precordial ARVD ... mchlwng #Syncope #Syndromes ... #ECG #EKG #Checklist ... electrocardiogram #differential
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
- Workup and Differential ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... White-coat syndrome ... Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... Workup #causes #Differential
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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to Headaches - Differential ... papilledema • Horner syndrome ... Hemorrhage • Hypertensive ... Benign intracranial hypertension ... #Headache #Differential
Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is an abnormally fast heart rhythm arising from improper electrical activity in upper
Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome ... #Clinical #MedStudent ... #Cardiology #EKG ... SupraVentricularTachycardia #ECGEducator