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De Winter's T Waves - Acute Sign of Proximal LAD Occlusion #Diagnosis #Cardiology #EKG #ECG #DeWinters
- Acute Sign of ... LAD Occlusion #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #DeWinters ... #TWaves
Acute Fever in-from the Tropics - Clinical Examination

#Tropics #Traveler #Fever #Differential #Signs #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Acute Fever in-from ... Examination #Tropics #Traveler ... #Fever #Differential ... #Signs #Diagnosis
Criteria for Patients Under Investigation for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) / COVID-19

Fever or signs/symptoms of lower
/ COVID-19 Fever ... or signs/symptoms ... AND A history of travel ... AND A history of travel ... COVID19 #Criteria #Diagnosis
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... Diagnoses Medical ... without localizing signs ... , Lassa fever, acute ... #travel
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
J point • De Winter ... V2 • Wellens sign ... deviation) • Acute ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #differential #
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
women • DDx: Acute ... Equivalents / Don't Miss Signs ... bigger than QRS - deWinter ... #EKG #diagnosis ... Interpretation #differential
Prior Fever in a Returning Traveler – PEARLs
Remember that in any returning traveler with a fever
investigate the TRAVEL ... chart below) #Diagnosis ... #Fever #Traveler ... Cutoff #Subacute #Acute ... #Differential
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Lung Diseases • Acute ... brown sputum, fever ... Fungal, parasites; Travel ... Diseases #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
assessment - Vital signs ... - CBC with differential ... Trauma - Acute ... of infection (fever ... #CriticalCare #Diagnosis
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... falls (like a wave ... Brucellosis Faget's Sign ... #Patterns #Differential ... #Diagnosis #intermittent