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Hyperkalemia after Missed Hemodialysis - Initial electrocardiogram showed peaked T waves and a prolonged QT segment
segment (Panel A) #Clinical ... #Cardiology #EM ... #EKG #Hyperkalemia ... #PeakedT #NEJM
1. "Sinus Tach" at ~150 bpm is your cue to look for flutter waves
2. Don't trust
bpm is your cue to ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #ECG #Atrial #Flutter
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
x-ray and and ECG ... ultrasound got him to ... Michael Macias, EM ... Northwestern University #Clinical ... #EM #Radiology
Horizontal reverberation artifacts - A-lines are visualized as hyperechoic, horizontal artifacts at regular intervals deep to
intervals deep to ... the near field #Clinical ... #EM #Radiology ... #PCC #POCUS #Lung
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
Approach to ECGs ... 360 ms: ↑ca - Long ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #interpretation
Our patient was exposed to burning sumac smoke while clearing out her yard .  Toxicodendron
patient was exposed to ... which can grow to ... lining of the lungs ... #Clinical #EM #Tox ... #Radiology #CTChest
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
EKG nonspecific, ... Serial trops (-) EM ... elevated LVEDP ==> MRI ... Cardiomyopathy #HOCM #HCM #clinical ... echocardiogram #plax #cardiology
Pleural effusion visualized as an anechoic fluid collection located cephalad to the arrows. #Clinical #EM #Radiology
located cephalad to ... #Clinical #EM #Radiology ... #PCC #POCUS #Lung
A lobar consolidation located cephalad to the diaphragm. The branching, hyperechoic air bronchograms define this consolidation.
located cephalad to ... #Clinical #EM #Radiology ... #PCC #POCUS #Lung
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
clinic w/ 6-months ... had gained 15 kg ... edema, and clear lungs ... Echocardiogram #a4c #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology