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Acute Pericarditis - EKG Changes

EKG Progression and Symptoms

#Acute #Pericarditis #Changes #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram #Diagnosis #Cardiology #Clinical
Pericarditis - EKG ... and Symptoms ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Clinical
Hypothermia on EKG
 • J (Osborn) waves
 • PR, QRS, and QT prolongation
 • Various bradyarrythmias
Hypothermia on EKG ... • PR, QRS, and QT ... #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #clinical
Anaphylaxis: Signs and Symptoms
Anaphylaxis: when any egg of three conditions is met:
1. Acute onset of skin/mucosal
Anaphylaxis: when any egg ... Complications: • Abdominal ... Neurological Compromise (e.g ... Cardiac Compromise (e.g ... pathophysiology #immunology #diagnosis
TCA Overdose on EKG
 • Sinus tachycardia
 • QRS prolongation
 • QT prolongation
 • Rightward deviation
TCA Overdose on EKG ... prolongation • QT ... #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #clinical #criteria
QT / QTc Interval Measurement in Wide QRS Complex
 - A wide QRS complex will lead
interval that is not clinically ... prolongation of the QTC ... #QTc #Interval ... WideQRS #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Illness Script

Who?
 - Kids or young adults, usually < 30
 - high
live births Symptoms ... arrest/death - Symptoms ... **Get baseline EKG ... abnormalities - Avoid QTc ... LongQT #Syndrome #Diagnosis
Torsades de Pointes
• "Twisting of the pointes" 
• QRS axis swings from positive to negative direction
Originates from single focus ... that prolong the QT ... TorsadesDePointes #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG
Chest pain, good story, but nonspecific ECG? Do a bedside echo: regional WMAs support your case
but nonspecific ECG ... UltrasoundJelly #Clinical ... #Diagnosis #POCUS
Problem Representation - Approach to the Infectious Disease Patient

Who: Patient age and host/risk factors (such as
, splenectomy, etc ... Key signs and symptoms ... that define the clinical ... illness script (e.g ... #History #HPI #Diagnosis
Diagnostic Algorithm for the Patient with Seizure in the Emergency Department
Does the history suggest a seizure?
Diagnostic Algorithm ... of additional symptoms ... (eg, palpitations ... speech abnormality, etc ... #Algorithm #Diagnosis