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Modified Sgarbossa Criteria - Diagnostic Checklist for diagnosing MI in LBBB or Pacemaker
1) Identify LBBB or
Capture: Narrow, different ... beat conducted 2) ... Criteria - Suspect STEMI ... #Checklist #EKG ... #cardiology #lbbb
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG ... 1. ... main coronary artery ... failure, and death. 2. ... #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
P waves in lead ... AV block 1º - long ... 1 , 3:2, 4:3, etc ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Causes include: 1. ... system activity, 2. ... level <100 pg/ml EKG ... ventricular function Pulmonary-Artery ... #cardiology
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
- Differential Diagnosis ... this should be 1° ... or 2°) - Multisystem ... ), • Pulmonary ... pneumonia Congestive Heart
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... one post op Cardiology ... /lung issues • ... stratification #diagnosis
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

2 patients w/ different diagnoses.  Both demonstrate an apical 4-chamber view
Echocardiogram 2 ... diagnoses. ... from acute right heart ... strain related to pulmonary ... #a4c #labeled
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
edema, and clear lungs ... to workup right-heart ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
absence of intrinsic lung ... diffusion-perfusion defect (Type 1) ... anatomic shunt (Type 2) ... appear in left heart ... on radioactive lung
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
granulomas within the lungs ... (e.g. incidental ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... acute sarcoidosis Pulmonary ... posterior MSK, heart