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Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
abberancy - N B Afib ... DANGER (4) Vfib ... Irregular (1) A fib ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis
Toaster Electrocution Electrical Injury
Primary determination of injury extent = amount of CURRENT flowing through body.
VARIABLES: voltage,
CARDIAC: asytole or Vfib ... most common is Afib ... EKG, labs, cardiac ... patients with normal ECG ... severe burns, ECG
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
cardiac syncope, e.g ... carotid sinus syndrome ... further guide management ... and an initial ECG ... should be guided by clinical
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... Surgical devices, e.g ... Sepsis (→ 3-14) e.g ... (e.g. haloperidol ... #Hyperthermia #Differential
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... exam • 12-lead ECG ... Valvular disease (e.g ... brain flow (VT/Vfib ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Diagnosis and Management ... Clinical Manifestations ... unit activity on EMG ... of diazepam • EMG ... TPO, TTG, etc EMG
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
meningococcal, H1N1) Clinical ... all extremity, facial ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... Electrodiagnostic studies - EMG ... #diagnosis #management
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Clinical Picture ... life-threatening Differential ... - Brain stem/Cranial ... Serologic and EMG ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... renal failure Clinical ... of diagnosis (e.g ... iridocyclitis) and facial ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
brain PRES Clinical ... PRES-Associated Clinical ... Reversible course Differential ... • EEG: With persistent ... #diagnosis #management