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Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
abberancy - N B Afib ... atrial tachycardia (MAT ... block (lower AV cells ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis
Osborn waves - positive deflections at the J point (negative in aVR and V1) with a
This EKG was recorded ... #EKG #EmergencyMedicine ... #Cardiology #diagnosis ... Electrocardiogram #ECG ... #Clinical
Hyperkalemia, K > 10

I recently was called for a STEMI with this ECG. Pt was 40’s
STEMI with this ECG ... Acute diagnosis? ... Key to this ECG ... Electrocardiogam #ECG ... #EKG #Clinical
Classification of Diabetes Insipidus

Central or neurogenic diabetes insipidus:
 - Congenital - Structural malformations affecting the hypothalamus
metastases, Infection (e.g ... Metabolic causes (e.g ... Sickle cell disease ... , Drugs (e.g., lithium ... Types #Nephrology #Diagnosis
Multifocal (or multiform) atrial tachycardia (MAT) is an abnormal heart rhythm, specifically a type of supraventricular
atrial tachycardia (MAT ... by a cluster of cells ... different clusters of cells ... #Clinical #MedStudent ... #EKG #MAT #MultifocalAtrialTachycardia
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... Redistribution: Acidosis, Cell ... heparinized tube) • ECG ... Drives K+ into cells ... #Diagnosis #Management
Hansen's Disease (Leprosy)
 • Transmission - not completely understood, ?nasal droplets
 • Symptoms appear ~5 years
Immunosuppression (e.g ... of dermis & SC fat ... with well-defined ... cytoplasm, plasma cells ... Disease #Leprosy #diagnosis
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 ... False-negative TST result may ... immunocompromised (e.g
X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
The epidemiology of this disease is 1/340,000 births and roughly double
Pathogenesis and clinical ... 40% of patients diagnosed ... immunodeficiency may ... involved in B cell ... bacterial infections (e.g
Pulmonary complications of targeted therapy
-Immune checkpoint inhibitors (e.g. pembrolizumab)
-Pneumonitis is uncommon (~5% of patients) but can
checkpoint inhibitors (e.g ... -Can occur at any ... associated with a clinical ... response to cancer cell ... #Clinical #Diagnosis