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Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
Raynaud, migraine, etc ... Pathophysiology: ... hyper-reactivity of coronary arteries ... changes on tele/ECG ... cardiology #diagnosis #management
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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Emergency Management ... mmol/L - Consider cause ... Treatment guided by clinical ... scenario, ECG and ... #algorithm #treatment
Recurrent Polymorphic VT/Torsades de Pointes - Management Algorithm
Drugs that prolong QT interval:
 • Class 1a (quinidine,
Torsades de Pointes - Management ... Algorithm Drugs ... 1b (lidocaine)- case ... TorsadesdePointes #TDP #Management ... #Algorithm
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 ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
therapy - Number one cause ... Eg: C. burnetii ... Mycobacterial etc ... BloodCultures #Diagnosis #Management ... #Algorithm
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... renal failure Clinical ... symptoms are not caused ... of diagnosis (e.g ... Extrapulmonary: ankle arthritis
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Erythematosus (SLE) Clinical ... Disease, PRES Pathophysiology ... autoantibodies that will cause ... Lumbar Puncture, EEG ... cerebritis #diagnosis #management
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Person Syndrome Pathophysiology ... Clinical Manifestations ... unit activity on EMG ... of diazepam • EMG ... EMG Studies:
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
by excretion (e.g ... its metabolism (e.g ... of lactate as a clinical ... hypoxemia/Sepsis etc ... / hypoxemia -> focus
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... • Vasculitis (e.g ... #differential #causes