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Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Table - Wide vs Narrow, Regular vs Irregular

Regular Rhythm - Narrow Complex
- Differential Diagnosis ... Don't rely on criteria ... WPW vs PMVT vs AFib ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Irregular #causes #cardiology
Light's Criteria

Medical Nugget on Light's Criteria for diagnosis of Exudative Pleural Effusion in adults and children.
Light's Criteria ... Nugget on Light's Criteria ... for diagnosis of ... pulmonary #im #radiology ... #clinical
Pericarditis - Definition and Diagnostic Criteria
Acute Pericarditis 
 • Inflammatory pericardial syndrome to be diagnosed with
Definition and Diagnostic ... Criteria Acute ... syndrome to be diagnosed ... ) pericarditic chest ... #criteria #cardiology
Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW)
- Orthodromic AVRT: Narrow complex, most common 
- Antidromic AVRT: wide complex because goes through
pathway first - A-fib ... WolffParkinsonWhite #WPW #Cardiology ... Electrocardiogram #Clinical ... #Diagnosis
TCA Overdose on EKG
 • Sinus tachycardia
 • QRS prolongation
 • QT prolongation
 • Rightward deviation
electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #diagnosis #clinical ... #criteria
Halo Sign on Chest CT
 • SPN or mass surrounded by a circumferential GGO
 • DDx:
Halo Sign on Chest ... doi.org/10.1016/j.chest ... Lung #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #radiology #clinical
Feeding Vessel Sign on Chest CT
 • Distinct pulmonary vessel leading into a lung nodule or
Vessel Sign on Chest ... doi.org/10.1016/j.chest ... Lung #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #radiology #clinical
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
exercise intolerance, chest ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Acute Coronary Syndrome - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios for Symptoms and Physical Examination. 

Source:  Does This
Coronary Syndrome - Diagnostic ... This Patient With Chest ... : The Rational Clinical ... #EBM #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #ACS
Hypothermia on EKG
 • J (Osborn) waves
 • PR, QRS, and QT prolongation
 • Various bradyarrythmias
bradycardia, a fib ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #diagnosis #clinical