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Atraumatic Collapsed Athlete - Suggested Algorithm for Collapsed Athlete

In this review, the authors review that the
Atraumatic Collapsed ... vast majority are cardiac-related ... Marfan’s, Long QT syndrome ... , WPW syndrome, ... The non-cardiac
Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome:
 - Acute poststreptococcal 
glomerulonephritis 
 - Rapidly progressive
Glomerular Diseases ... : - Acute poststreptococcal ... glomerulonephritis - Berger disease ... Minimal change disease ... #Glomerular #Diseases
Acute coronary syndrome: Assessment of acute chest pain of suspected cardiac origin #Management #EM #Student #ACS
Acute coronary syndrome ... Assessment of acute ... pain of suspected cardiac ... origin #Management
Kawasaki Disease (Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome) 
An rare systemic acute febrile vasculitic syndrome. Aetiology unknown. 
Affects
Kawasaki Disease ... rare systemic acute ... febrile vasculitic syndrome ... prevent lethal cardiac ... #Kawasaki #Disease
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Causes of Sudden Cardiac ... structural heart disease ... Congenital heart disease ... structural heart disease ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Cardiac
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
BEE Syndromes - ... and less common diseases ... Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease ... • Acute disseminated ... polychondritis • Behcet disease
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
90%:
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Vasculitis - Anti-GBM Disease ... Vasculitis, Behcet's Disease ... in APL - Cardiac ... heart failure, cardiac ... , mitral valve disease
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
Obstructive arterial disease ... coarctation • Takayasu disease ... pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac ... tamponade • AECOPD/ Acute ... followed by rapid collapse
Acute Pharyngitis: Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Respiratory viruses (25-45%)
 • Group A Strep (5-15%)
 • Other bacteria:
Acute Pharyngitis ... tularemia • STDs: Acute ... Retroviral Syndrome ... Diffuse viral syndromes ... disorders: Kawasaki disease
3 Stages of Lyme Disease 
Early Lyme Disease 
 - Erythema migrans 
 - Constitutional symptoms
Stages of Lyme Disease ... Early Lyme Disease ... Gastrointestinal symptoms Acute ... manifestations - Cardiac ... Arthritis #Lyme #Disease