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Pacemaker Coding Terminology
#Diagnosis #Cardiology #PPM #Pacemaker #LetterCode #Coding #Classification #Table #CoreEM
Terminology #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #PPM ... LetterCode #Coding #Classification ... #Table #CoreEM
Evolution of stroke on CT and MRI. 

Day 1: NCHCT demonstrates obscure left insular cortex. No
obscure left insular cortex ... the left insular cortex ... left temporal cortex ... #Interpretation ... Timeline #Neurology #Radiology
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
LV compliance), ECG ... electrocardiogram, MI ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Dysfunction #Grading #Classification ... Grades #Criteria #Table
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
• They must be able ... : EKG ($), ECHO ... ($$$), PET CT/MRI ... ($$$$) CORE IM ... Stress #Testing #cardiology
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy (LVH) Criteria
• Sokolow + Lyon 
 - S V1 + R V5 or
V6 > 35 mm • Cornell ... #Hypertrophy #ECG ... #EKG #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis
Osborn waves - positive deflections at the J point (negative in aVR and V1) with a
hypothermia with a core ... This EKG was recorded ... patient with a core ... #Cardiology #diagnosis ... Electrocardiogram #ECG
Hepatitis B (HBV) Serology

HBsAg - Presence denotes current HBV infection (chronic or acute)
HBV Core Antibody -
or acute) HBV Core ... HBV #Serology #Diagnosis ... #Laboratory #Interpretation ... #Table
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
Approach to ECGs ... #Approach #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #interpretation
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
Approach to ECGs ... = Biomarkers + ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #Equivalents #Interpretation
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
ischemic CVA (core ... a NCCT or • MRI ... Detected on NCCT vs MRI ... Cardioembolic: • ECG ... stroke #workup #diagnosis