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Wellens' Syndrome on ECG

A 66-year-old man with hypertension and hyperlipidemia presents after an episode of severe
on ECG A 66- ... while walking to work ... A 12-lead ECG is ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Clinical #Cardiology
Point of Care Transesophageal Echocardiogram during Cardiac Arrest

POC-TEE in cardiac arrest: Instant recognition of shockable rhythm
Transesophageal Echocardiogram ... a pulse check (ECG ... weren't working at ... #clinical #ultrasound ... transesophageal #vfib
Proposed Algorithm for Diagnosing Sarcoidosis
Highly suggestive Clinicoradiological Findings → Clinical diagnosis (without biopsy) e.g. Löfgren's syndrome
Suggestive
Clinicoradiological Findings → Clinical ... without biopsy) e.g ... Löfgren's syndrome ... and/or cytology (e.g ... Algorithm #diagnosis #Workup
Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is an abnormally fast heart rhythm arising from improper electrical activity in upper
Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome ... Symptoms may include ... #Clinical #MedStudent ... #Cardiology #EKG
Toaster Electrocution Electrical Injury
Primary determination of injury extent = amount of CURRENT flowing through body.
VARIABLES: voltage,
EKG, labs, cardiac ... patients with normal ECG ... if symptomatic (e.g ... severe burns, ECG ... Abnormal ECG or
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
result with no clinical ... • History of BCG ... False-negative TST result may ... immunocompromised (e.g ... Testing #Diagnosis #Workup
Ventricular Fibrillation - Transesophageal echo
POC-TEE in cardiac arrest: Instant recognition of shockable rhythm during a pulse
a pulse check (ECG ... weren't working at ... #Fibrillation #VFib ... Transesophageal #Echocardiogram ... POCUS #Cardiology #Clinical
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... risk factors (eg ... hypertension (eg ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... hypertension (eg
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
for assessing an ECG ... section of the ECG ... • ECG Section ... Clinical Utility ... #differential #echocardiogram
Atrial fibrillation (AF or A-fib) is an abnormal heart rhythm characterized by rapid and irregular beating.
fibrillation (AF or A-fib ... Occasionally there may ... #Clinical #MedStudent ... #EKG #AtrialFibrillation