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Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
rnonths, Cardiogenic ventricular ... Recent flu-like syndrome ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... #Causes #cardiology ... #MRI
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
polyneuropathy (e.g ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... Hyperthyroidism, Serotonin syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... #table #neurology
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
abberancy - N B Afib ... (2) Sick Sinus Syndrome ... Distal AV block - ventricular ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
Left or right ventricular ... wave inversion syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary / Functional:
 • Insufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic:
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Causes of Pediatric ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Withholding • Painful (e.g ... Congenita • Guillain-Barré ... Syndrome • Muscular
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... Electrodiagnostic studies - EMG ... axonal form • MRI ... #Syndrome #diagnosis ... management #treatment #neurology
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
production to cause ... Contraindications: Pts with ventricular ... : EKG ($), ECHO ... ($$$), PET CT/MRI ... Stress #Testing #cardiology
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
Cardioembolic: • ECG ... +/- TEE (high Afib ... v Holter (r/o Afib ... stroke #workup #diagnosis ... #checklist #neurology
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
restrictive left ventricular ... LV compliance), ECG ... electrocardiogram, MI ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Grades #Criteria #Table
WOBBLER  for ECG assessment in Syncope 
W - Wolff Parkinson White 
O - Obstructed AV
WOBBLER for ECG ... syncope, can be caused ... Mnemonic #Syncope #EKG ... #ECG #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology