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Lead aVR on EKG
Lead aVR can provide some unique insight into 5 different conditions:

 - Acute
Lead aVR on EKG ... tachycardias by using ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Lead #AVR ... #Utility #ALiEM
Posterior ECG leads (V7-V9) are applied by moving V4-V6 to under the left scapula.Purpose: To detect
Posterior ECG leads ... are applied by moving ... or lateral wall AMI ... Cardiology #Posterior #EKG ... #ALiEM
Update on the ED Management of Intracranial Hemorrhage: Not All Head Bleeds Are the Same -
Hemorrhage: Not All Head ... Summary Table on ... #Management #NSG ... #Summary #Table ... IntracranialHemorrhages #ALiEM
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
intubation (See Drug Dosing ... pelvic fracture • NS ... Use higher end dosing ... D - Severe head ... Maintain normothermia during
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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dPAP) / RAP • PAPi ... RV dysfunction. e.g ... forward flow. e.g ... Indirect Fick (using ... consumption) can lead
Adult Onset Still's Disease
Systemic inflammation with urticarial rash.
Rash: 
 • Nonpruritic, evanescent (correlates with time of
or extremities during ... a sore throat, LAD ... Ferritin >3000 ng ... Prednisone 0.5-1mg/kg
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
ECG is vital while ... then be excreted using ... pump, Impella, LVAD ... cardiology #treatment #table