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Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
assoc with 1K, AV block ... Trifascicular block ... 1st degree heart block ... Syndromes #ECG #EKG #Checklist ... electrocardiogram #differential
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Segment Elevation - Differential ... STE: "Pardee's sign ... Bundle Branch Block ... bundle-branch block ... (Eiffel Tower sign
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 ... EKG #diagnosis #differential
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 ... Interpretation #differential
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
Central Neuraxial Block ... • Symptoms are ... that may mimic signs ... and symptoms, including ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
Checklist for Evaluation ... assessment - Vital signs ... - CBC with differential ... presentation in winter ... nonconvuIsive status #Checklist
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup and Differential ... non-obese, non-black ... hypertension and signs ... renal bruit or signs ... Coarctation of aorta
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
diffuse goiter (Graves ... antibodies (TRAb) if Graves ... causes #diagnosis #differential ... endocrinology #signs ... #symptoms #thyroid
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... Phos), CBC with differential ... or TSH level if symptoms ... monitoring (vital signs ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Bundle branch block ... Digoxin toxicity Symptoms ... , and the T-wave ... may not occur Differential ... PVC #diagnosis #differential