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Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
(Yamaguchi syndrome ... wave inversion syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Decompression Sickness - The physical examination revealed diffuse violaceous skin mottling over his trunk and arms
Decompression Sickness ... extent of the nausea ... Clinical #Derm #EM #Radiology ... #Pneumatosis #CT ... #NEJM
WOBBLER  for ECG assessment in Syncope 
W - Wolff Parkinson White 
O - Obstructed AV
syncope, can be caused ... are hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... characteristically cause ... right ventricular cardiomyopathy ... #Cardiology
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Inherited arrhythmia syndromes ... syndrome, ARVC) ... heart disease Causes ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... #differential #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy ... exclude other causes ... • Pre-existing cardiomyopathy ... relief of IVC compression ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
exam • 12-lead ECG ... : • Cardiomyopathy ... Valvular disease (e.g ... • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... depression Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... voltage Other Causes ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Froin’s Syndrome - On lumbar puncture, the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) was xanthochromic, viscous, and coagulated in
CT myelography showed ... arrow), which was compressing ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CT #Myelography ... FroinSyndrome #NEJM
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
suspected) - CT ... chest; CT abdomen ... Treat underlying cause ... replacement Cord compression ... interventional radiology
Large Hiatal Hernia - A chest radiograph showed a large air–liquid shadow in the inferior retrocardiac
white arrow) and compression ... duodenum, which caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CT #HiatalHernia ... #NEJM