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De Winter's T Waves - Acute Sign of Proximal LAD Occlusion #Diagnosis #Cardiology #EKG #ECG #DeWinters
De Winter's T Waves ... - Acute Sign of ... LAD Occlusion #Diagnosis ... Cardiology #EKG #ECG #DeWinters ... #TWaves
Hyperthyroidism (low TSH, High T4/T3) - Diagnostic Algorithm

Radioactive iodine scan – get if concern for nodular
Graves disease – ... Graves disease! ... workup choices ... #Algorithm #Workup ... #Endocrinology
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
J point • De Winter ... symmetrical T-waves ... V2 • Wellens sign ... pain • Wellens sign ... Equivalents #ECG #EKG #diagnosis
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
FUO) - Further Workup ... algorithm • Travel ... thin smear • Signs ... UnknownOrigin #workup ... #diagnosis
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
Equivalents / Don't Miss Signs ... - hyperacute T waves ... bigger than QRS - deWinter ... T waves - starts ... Ischemia #ECG #EKG #diagnosis
Graves’ Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
B & T lymphocyte mediated autoimmunity attack TSH receptor -> Continuous
Graves’ Disease: ... the etiology Signs ... pathophysiology #endocin #endocrinology ... #symptoms #signs ... #diagnosis
Approach to Thyroid Function Tests in the Evaluation of Hyperthyroidism
 • Low TSH, Low normal T4
Hyperthyroidism: Work-up ... Hyperthyroidism → Signs ... ophthalmopathy → Graves ... Hyperthyroidism #algorithm #diagnosis ... #endocrinology
Approach to the Diagnosis of Hyperthyroidism - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

 • Secondary Hyperthyroidism (↑↔TSH,
Approach to the Diagnosis ... - Differential Diagnosis ... and Workup Algorithm ... High Uptake: • Graves ... #Algorithm #endocrinology
Hyperthyroidism – symptoms and signs. 

Symptoms:

Weight loss, Increased appetite, Irritability/behaviour change, Restlessness, Malaise, Stiffness, Muscle weakness,
– symptoms and signs ... ), Sweating Signs ... Palmar erythema, Graves ... Hyperthyroidism #Symptoms #Signs ... #Diagnosis #Endocrinology
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
assessment - Vital signs ... presentation in winter ... tox/infectious workup ... Delirium #Evaluation #Workup ... #CriticalCare #Diagnosis