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Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
exam to look for focal ... - CBC with differential ... as clinically indicated ... (e.g. echocardiogram ... , EKG) Dr.
Focal Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on Ventriculogram Angiography 

55 year old, severe chest pain after death of close
Focal Takotsubo ... close relative, ECG ... diagnosis was STEMI ... DrRajeshG1 #Focal ... Ventriculogram #Angiogram #clinical
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
and Causes • Clinical ... coronary syndrome, Cardiac ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... Troponin Increases, Cardiac ... #Myocarditis #differential
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential Diagnostic Schema
Chronic: ASCVD, Venous, Vasculitides 5% (PAN, [E]GPA, IgA, MPA)
Acute
 - Venous
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential ... Diagnostic Schema ... Hyperviscosity, Local ... inflammation (e.g ... Thrombus / Embolism: Cardiac
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
be divided into cardiac ... syncope, e.g., ... syncope (ruling out differential ... and an initial ECG ... should be guided by clinical
Ventricular fibrillation (V-fib or VF) is when the heart quivers instead of pumps due to disorganized
fibrillation (V-fib ... It results in cardiac ... 10% of people in cardiac ... #Clinical #MedStudent ... #Cardiology #EKG
A wandering atrial pacemaker, (WAP), is an atrial arrhythmia that occurs when the natural cardiac pacemaker
atrial pacemaker, (WAP ... when the natural cardiac ... identifiable on ECG ... #Clinical #MedStudent ... #EKG #WAP #WanderingAtrialPacemaker
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
tissue disorder e.g ... disease • Cardiac ... Pulse deficit/differential ... AR murmur • Focal ... blood pressure: e.g
Hypoglycemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Fasting Hypoglycemia:
 • Excess Insulin
 • Medications (e.g. Insulin Secretagogues, ß-Adrenergic Antagonists,
• Medications (e.g ... • Alimentary (e.g ... Illness (e.g. ... Renal Failure, Cardiac ... Hyperinsulinemic States (e.g
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... iatrogenic causes, e.g ... pericardiocentesis kit (eg ... • Diagnostic ... • Infiltrate local