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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
Bradycardia
1) First Steps: IV, O2, Monitors, ECG, Pads on patient, Crash Cart in room. Is patient
O2, Monitors, ECG ... worsening brady, Signs ... • ECG: Bad block ... Connect ECG Leads ... #diagnosis #differential
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... pain: Axial spondyloarthritis ... (e.g. ankylosing ... spondyloarthritis (e.g ... #Pain #Differential
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
exam • 12-lead ECG ... Valvular disease (e.g ... Symptoms: • Chest pain ... brain flow (VT/Vfib ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
draw • Severe pain ... Bradyarrhythmias • Sinus bradycardia ... Medication side effect (e.g ... Medication side effect (e.g ... Classification #Table #Causes
Male Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erectile Dysfunction
 - Psychological
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Sympathomimetic Drugs (e.g ... • Chronic Pain ... Interpersonal Issues (e.g ... psycho-social trauma '(e.g ... endocrinology #causes
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
involvement: Intractable nausea ... brainstem syndromes (e.g ... disturbances, facial ... AQP4-lgG disease; e.g ... neurology #symptoms #signs
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
is unconscious, signs ... include chest pain ... trolley and 12-lead ECG ... CM5 continuous ECG ... Obtain a 12-lead ECG
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
dissection is caused ... with chest/abd/back ... tissue disorder e.g ... Pulse deficit/differential ... blood pressure: e.g
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... Hands or feet • Pain ... Back or extremities ... hyponatremia, bradycardia ... Electrodiagnostic studies - EMG