21 results
Osborn (J Wave)

Etiology 
• Hypothermia (below 320C / SOOF) 
• Normal variant 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Neurological
Medications • Ventricular ... fibrillation ... Osborn #JWave #Diagnosis ... #Differential # ... #ECG #Hypothermia
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
Anatomical Differential ... Diagnosis for Arrhythmias ... (AFL), Atrial Fibrillation ... Fibrillation (V-Fib ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... • Aggressive management ... #Endocarditis #checklist ... #criticalcare #diagnosis ... #management
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... Distal AV block - ventricular ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology #differential
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management
Narrow Complex Bradycardia:
 • Regular: Sinus Bradycardia, AFib w/ AV
Bradycardia - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... SVT WI Wide QRS, Ventricular ... #Bradycardia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Management
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... disease, left ventricular ... #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Hypertension in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Initial checklist: 
 - Verify BP (e.g. surgeon
Anesthesiology - Differential ... Diagnosis and Management ... Initial checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Checklist
Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management

Regular SVT: Sinus Tachycardia, AVNRT, AVRT, Atrial Flutter,
Tachycardia (SVT) - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Irregular SVT: Atrial Fibrillation ... Tachycardia w/ PACs, AFIb ... #Diagnosis #Management
Hypotension in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Initial checklist: 
 - Verify BP (e.g. surgeon
Anesthesiology - Differential ... Diagnosis and Management ... Initial checklist ... - Verify BP (e.g ... #Diagnosis #Management
Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management
 • Autoantibodies to vWF: Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g. lymphoma,
Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis ... and Management ... cardiomyopathy, Left ventricular ... #Management #treatment ... #hematology #differential