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Morphological Criteria for Discriminating Ventricular Tachycardia from Supraventricular Tachycardia with Aberration

Source Article: Wide Complex Tachycardia –
Criteria #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #VTach #SVT #Differences ... #Comparison #Brugada ... #Algorithm
What is the difference between ischemic colitis and mesenteric ischemia?
A common misnomer. Mesenteric ischemia and ischemic
What is the difference ... initial treatment algorithms ... mesentericischemia #comparison ... #differences #diagnosis ... #table
Urine Microscopy Crystals
Uric Acid crystals:
 - Formation promoted by acidic urine
 - Seen in tumor lysis
urease-producing organisms (e.g ... Formation is largely independent ... Formation is largely independent ... Microscopy #Crystals #comparison ... #table #urinalysis
PDE5 inhibitors are usually the drugs of first choice for erectile dysfunction.

PDE5 inhibitors enhance an erection that is
with caution - e.g ... 12 - 48 hours (depending ... #pharmacology #comparison ... dosing #drugs #table
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
at random and independent ... After several cycle ... cardiology #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram ... variants #clinical #comparison
Main types of autoimmune encephalitis in the ICU. 
Anti-NMDAR anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor, ADEM acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, Anti-GFAP
Anti-MOG anti-myelin ... resonance imaging, EEG ... #encephalitis #comparison ... #table #neurology
Peritoneal Dialysis vs Hemodialysis - Advantages and Disadvantages 
Peritoneal Dialysis:
 • Access: Abdominal wall insertion of
overnight (continuous) cycling ... can be offered (e.g ... #Hemodialysis #comparison ... #table #advantages
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
at random and independent ... After several cycle ... cardiology #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram ... variants #clinical #comparison
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Insulin dependent ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... Stable patients