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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
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
Equivalents on ECG ... J point • De Winter ... #Equivalents #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #differential #
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 ... as appropriate ... rigidity) Consider EEG
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
EKG of the same ... diagnose the case as ... excludes other differentials ... ’s called Frog sign ... Cardiology #Neck #Frog #Sign
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Segment Elevation - Differential ... STE: "Pardee's sign ... (Eiffel Tower sign ... diagnosis #cardiology #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
and Differential ... risk factors (eg ... hypertension (eg ... hypertension (eg ... Coarctation of aorta
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
evaluation or workup ... neoplasms) • Screen also ... organ-specific signs ... or symptoms (eg ... Disorders #Algorithm #Differential
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Surgical devices, e.g ... Sepsis (→ 3-14) e.g ... malignant syndrome (e.g ... hyperthermia crisis (late sign ... #Hyperthermia #Differential
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
than one cause (e.g ... dullness, puddle sign ... incisional). 3) Signs ... Jcortesizaguirr #Ascites #workup ... #Differential #
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
is unconscious, signs ... trolley and 12-lead ECG ... CM5 continuous ECG ... Obtain a 12-lead ECG ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup