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Jugular Waveform Components 
 • a wave - due to atrial contraction: It occurs just before
Jugular Waveform ... Components • ... #Waves #Jugular ... #PhysicalExam #cardiology
Causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI is classified into pre-renal, renal, and post-renal causes. Renal
different anatomic components ... supply; glomerular, tubular ... Kidney #Injury #Differential
Jugular Venous Pressure Waveform Patterns
A. Tricuspid Regurgitation
B. Tricuspid Stenosis
C. Constrictive Pericarditis
D. Atrial Septal Defect
E. Atrial Fibrillation
F.
Jugular Venous Pressure ... Complete AV Block #Jugular ... Patterns #JVP #Cardiology ... #diagnosis #differential
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
using three (3) components ... #Nomenclature #POCUS ... #cardiology #views
Tachycardia - Wide vs Narrow Complex, Regular vs Irregular rhythm table

#Diagnosis #Cardiology #EKG #ECG #WideComplex #Narrow
Narrow Complex, Regular ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Table #Comparison #Differential
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Narrow-Complex:
 • Regular: Sinus Tachycardia, Junctional Tachycardia, Atrial Tachycardia, Atrial Flutter, AVRT
Tachycardia - Differential ... Narrow-Complex: • Regular ... #Tachycardia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #cardiology ... narrow #irregular #regular
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
Arrhythmias - Differential ... • Sick Sinus Syndrome ... Wide Complex - Regular ... tachyarrhythmias #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Causes of Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Narrow Complex - Regular:
 • Sinus tachycardia
 • Atrial flutter
Tachycardia - Differential ... Narrow Complex - Regular ... Monomorphic - Regular ... #Tachycardia #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #cardiology
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Low intake 
• poor oral intake 

Renal loss 
• Medication 
• Hypomagnesemia 
•
Hypokalemia Differential ... anions • Renal tubular ... • Gitelman's syndrome ... • Bartter's syndrome ... #Hypokalemia #Differential
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Long/short QT syndromes ... , Brugada syndrome ... Acquired long QT syndrome ... Cardiac #Arrest #cardiology ... #differential #