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Lung Ultrasound for Diagnosing Pneumonia - Scan through 6 zones (3 per side) 1. Midclavicular line
chest 2. ... the posterior chest ... Diagnosis #Peds #EM ... #PICU #POCUS #Lung ... Technique #Zones #ALiEM
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T ... becoming acute anterior ... period without chest ... EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
V2 • Wellens sign ... accompanied by chest ... accompanied by chest ... #differential #cardiology ... #electrocardiogram
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
He had no chest ... pain, a normal chest ... x-ray and and ECG ... Michael Macias, EM ... #Radiology #POCUS
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Pulmonary Embolism on ECG 

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
's female with chest ... See thread for POCUS ... inversions V1-V4 plus inferior ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
: weight gain, lung ... Chest x-ray: signs ... Other: Electrocardiogram ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #pharmacology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... granulomas within the lungs ... dyspnea, cough, chest ... papules, nodules; anterior ... #Signs #Symptoms
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
(@MarkRamzyDO, EM ... Hamilton, MD (EM ... Vital signs: BP ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Lung #Pulmonary
Anti-NXP-2 Dermatomyositis

What?
DM with generalized subcutaneous edema
Pts have more myalgias, more severe weakness, and an increased prevalence
the face, or the anterior ... chest (in a V-sign ... Non-small-cell lung ... Prednisone at 1 mg/kg ... Dermatomyositis #diagnosis #management