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Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
= Biomarkers + ECG ... Equivalents / Don't Miss Signs ... bigger than QRS - deWinter ... #Ischemia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis
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 ... Relevant drug levels (e.g ... rigidity) Consider EEG ... #Workup #MICU #CriticalCare
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Triage EKG (no prior ... Differential/diagnosis ... See thread for POCUS ... Echocardiogram #A4c ... #clinical #cardiology
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
for metastatic infection ... if suspected (e.g ... block (+/- daily EKG ... (e.g. septic arthritis ... Endocarditis #checklist #criticalcare
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... immunosuppression (eg ... HIV/AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... Rhinosinusitis, CNS ... IA #Diagnosis #Management
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
- Atypical Clinical ... ophthalmoplegia), systemic signs ... sarcoid or other CNS ... inflammatory cause) • EMG ... patch alone may be
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
BEE Syndromes - ... nervous system (CNS ... skull neoplasms (e.g ... MRI lesions and clinical ... noninflammatory #differential
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
cardiac syncope, e.g ... further guide management ... orthostatic vital sign ... and an initial ECG ... guided by clinical
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Phos), CBC with differential ... oral secretions (e.g ... monitoring (vital signs ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... Enteroviruses (e.g ... • Common clinical ... Acute meningeal signs ... #Infections #differential