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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
Chest pain after AFib ablation. What’s the most likely diagnosis?

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You are all correct: the patient had
Chest pain after ... AFib ablation. ... had pleuritic pain ... Clinical #Cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Pericarditis
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 ... severe burns, ECG ... Abnormal ECG or
Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management
 • Autoantibodies to vWF: Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g. lymphoma,
Diagnosis and Management ... Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g ... Myeloproliferative disorders (e.g ... #treatment #hematology ... #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
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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Immunosuppression (e.g ... : Pain in involved ... Autoimmune diseases (e.g ... Malignancies (eg ... #hematology
Atrial fibrillation (AF or A-fib) is an abnormal heart rhythm characterized by rapid and irregular beating.
fibrillation (AF or A-fib ... breath, or chest pain ... Clinical #MedStudent #EKG
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
, parts of the axial ... antiinflammatory properties e.g ... SAPHO #Syndrome #Rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management ... #Dermatology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
not be subtle e.g ... very remarkable w/differential ... E.g. 80 yo ESR cutoff ... them, but urgent rheumatology ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Associated with Joint Pain ... disease, Vasculitis (e.g ... conditions #joint #pain ... #differential # ... diagnosis #rheumatology