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Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome (WPW) is one of several disorders of the electrical system of the heart that
WPW is caused by ... bundle of Kent) may ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #MedStudent ... #EKG #WPW #WolffParkinsonWhite ... ShortPR #Criteria #ECGEducator
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Clinical Picture ... life-threatening Differential ... Generalized fatigue - ALS ... Serologic and EMG ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
Diagnosis: • Based on clinical ... serologic, and EMG ... More likely to cause ... characteristic EMG ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Phos), CBC with differential ... Intubation only if clinically ... oral secretions (e.g ... (vital signs, clinical ... subjective dyspnea, etc
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
deficienies Labs: - Basic ... function test, ANA (e.g ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... not required in all ... However, it may
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
arrhythmia syndromes (e.g ... ., long QT syndrome ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... Differential ... A PAC also has a
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
risk factors (eg ... hypertension (eg ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... hypertension (eg ... #Differential #
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
underlying autoimmune basis ... skull neoplasms (e.g ... MRI lesions and clinical ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology ... noninflammatory #differential
Loperamide and QT Prolongation - Recently, there have been increasing cases of cardiotoxicity associated with high-dose
been increasing cases ... This EKG is from ... loperamide on a daily basis ... #Clinical #Toxicology ... #ECG #EKG #Loperamide
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... by excretion (e.g ... its metabolism (e.g ... hypoxemia/Sepsis etc ... ischemia, surgery may