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Diagnosing Brucellosis
Epidemiological Exposures
- Endemic Regions
- Clinical Micro Lab Technicians
- Animal/Vaccine Exposure: Vets, Slaughterhouse workers, hunters
- Unpasteurized
Diagnosing Brucellosis ... CBC + Chemistry: Anemia ... Transaminitis - Radiology ... #Criteria #Workup ... #Testing
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Premature ventricular ... interval) • AFib ... Pointes if in a setting ... tachyarrhythmias #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Irregularly irregular ventricular ... Fibrillation - Testing ... disease, left ventricular ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
echocardiogram to workup ... expiration not meeting ... diagnostic criteria ... Echocardiogram #a4c #pocus ... #clinical #cardiology
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal Short Axis

50's male witnessed arrest. Unknown hx. AED no
Ventricular Fibrillation ... Diagnosis? ... While getting 12 ... RJonesSonoEM #Ventricular ... #ultrasound #Cardiology
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber

50's male witnessed arrest. Unknown hx. AED no
Ventricular Fibrillation ... Diagnosis? ... While getting 12 ... RJonesSonoEM #Ventricular ... #ultrasound #Cardiology
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
Waves/Fibrillary = afib ... Block (nothing getting ... aVF) • Right ventricular ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #diagnosis #system
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
used in the ED setting ... admission for further workup ... the ED to help focus ... heart-score-major-cardiac-events #Diagnosis ... #Management #Cardiology
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
, particularly ventricular ... calcium. ❽ Treat anaemia ... consultation with cardiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Limited laboratory testing ... tachycardia • Ventricular ... Hyperthyroidism • Anemia ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss ... #Palpitations #Cardiology