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Checklist Approach to Hypokalemia

Consider risk factors for arrhythmia:
 - EKG changes (especially QT prolongation)
 - Digoxin
Checklist Approach ... arrhythmia: - EKG ... changes (especially QT ... their validity (e.g ... context & EKG)
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... not be subtle e.g ... E.g. 80 yo ESR cutoff ... vision changes, etc ... Temporal #Signs #Symptoms
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... Diagnosis Framework STEMI ... STElevation #ST #STEMI ... diagnosis #cardiology #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... Electrolytes (including Ca ... or TSH level if symptoms ... oral secretions (e.g ... (vital signs, clinical
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
arrhythmia syndromes (e.g ... heart disease Causes ... Hypomagnesemia • Hypokalemia ... Digoxin toxicity Symptoms ... 300 = NSVT EKG
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
bone marrow or stem ... Blood transfusion, Hypercalcemia ... Neurological symptoms ... • EEG: With persistent ... the underlying cause
A wandering atrial pacemaker, (WAP), is an atrial arrhythmia that occurs when the natural cardiac pacemaker
identifiable on ECG ... symptoms or requires ... #Clinical #MedStudent ... #EKG #WAP #WanderingAtrialPacemaker ... #ECGEducator
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
hyperphosphatemia, hypercalcemia ... renal failure Clinical ... are not caused ... patients have no symptoms ... of diagnosis (e.g
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
Consider known drug causes ... (eg. remifentanil ... , digoxin etc) ... myocardial infarction, hyperkalaemia ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Diagnosis and Clinical ... exposed tothe sun (e.g ... , oral cavity) Caused ... gluconeogenesis enzymes (e.g ... Diagnosis #signs #symptoms