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66 yo with syncope - Ventricular Tachycardia

This ECG shows a wide-complex tachycardia in a right bundle
Tachycardia This ECG ... -LearnTheHeart ECG ... @ECGQuizzes #VTach ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Osborn waves - positive deflections at the J point (negative in aVR and V1) with a
This EKG was recorded ... #EKG #EmergencyMedicine ... #CriticalCare # ... Electrocardiogram #ECG ... #Clinical
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
: Clinical Cheat ... Berlin criteria ... objective assessment“ (e.g ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
if suspected (e.g ... block (+/- daily EKG ... of infection (e.g ... Endocarditis #checklist #criticalcare ... #diagnosis #management
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
TB • LTBI is diagnosed ... result with no clinical ... • History of BCG ... immunocompromised (e.g ... ., AIDS) • < 6
The Berlin Definition of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Chest imaging - Bilateral opacities—not fully explained by
The Berlin Definition ... objective assessment (eg ... >= 5cm H2O #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare # ... #Definition #Criteria
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
meningococcal, H1N1) Clinical ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... Can begin in arms ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... Electrodiagnostic studies - EMG
TRALI Diagnostic Criteria
TRALI type 1 - Patients who have no risk factors for ARDS and meet
TRALI Diagnostic ... Criteria TRALI ... the following criteria ... edema on imaging (eg ... #criticalcare
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
PRES) Overview Clinico-Radiological ... PRES Clinical ... PRES-Associated Clinical ... • EEG: With persistent ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
proximal weakness, arms ... Myotonic dystrophy - Brain ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... and EMG Findings ... Myasthenia #Gravis #diagnosis