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Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
• PR interval ... • The RR interval ... the shortest RR interval ... is constant PR interval ... • The PR interval
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
- Anorexia GI Losses ... Hypomagnesemia Internal ... Low #Potassium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Low intake 
• poor oral intake 

Renal loss 
• Medication 
• Hypomagnesemia 
•
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Frameworks for Internal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Classification
Hyperkalemia shortens repolarization; changes in the T wave provide the earliest clues to hyperpotassemia.
 - At
prolonged PR and QT intervals ... wave to produce classic ... #Hyperkalemia #EKG ... #ECG #Changes # ... Progression #Table
Causes of Growth Discrepancy: Large for Gestational Age - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Maternal Factors:
 • Multiparity
 •
Causes of Growth ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... and Caucasian races ... (e.g. diabetes, ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Recurrent Polymorphic VT/Torsades de Pointes - Management Algorithm
Drugs that prolong QT interval:
 • Class 1a (quinidine,
Pointes - Management Algorithm ... that prolong QT interval ... • Adult: 0.5-5 mcg ... Pediatric: 0.1-1 mcg ... TDP #Management #Algorithm
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
normal volume-based algorithm ... Uosm <100): Renal Losses ... Osmostat Stanford Internal ... differential #diagnosis #table
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
Section: P, PR intervals ... with a short PR interval ... Section: PR interval ... (prolonged PR interval ... Section: QT interval
Causes of Dysarthria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lower Motor Neuron - Slow, Low Volume, Breathy Speech, Tongue
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Myasthenia Gravis ... Bilateral Lacunar Internal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes