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Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Illness Script

Who?
 - Kids or young adults, usually < 30
 - high
QT Syndrome: Illness ... **Get baseline EKG ... - QT prolonging ... family history) Treatment ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
DANGER - Short QT ... : ↑ca - Long QT ... hypo K, hypo Mg, congenital ... #Approach #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis
Recurrent Polymorphic VT/Torsades de Pointes - Management Algorithm
Drugs that prolong QT interval:
 • Class 1a (quinidine,
Drugs that prolong QT ... flecainide) • Class 3 ... • Donepezil Congenital ... long QT Syndrome ... Hypocalcemia (rarely) Treatment
Status Epilepticus - Management
Seizure > 5 mins or two seizures without complete recovery between them
PEDS
Benzo Dose
Seizure > 5 mins or ... Anti-epileptic #3 ... #treatment #algorithm ... #peds #pediatrics ... #neurology
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Diagnosis and Management ... 20-90%, normal ECG ... transfusions), congenital ... q12h)x60 days • Pediatric ... 90-120 days • Pediatric
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
arrhythmia syndromes (e.g ... ., long QT syndrome ... 15,000 PVCs/day • >3 ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... more intensive treatment
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy (e.g ... hemodynamics (e.g ... LVEF recovery (e.g ... (e.g., ACE/ARB) ... #cardiology #treatment
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
-50, Females 2-3 ... unit activity on EMG ... of diazepam • EMG ... EMG Studies: ... #treatment #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
loss of smile 3. ... Serologic and EMG ... thymoma 3. ... Gravis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Management of Convulsive Status Epilepticus in children
Stabilization Phase (Seizure 0-5 minutes):
 • Check and maintain ABC
Management of Convulsive ... : 8 mg) over 2-3 ... Epilepticus #seizure #Management ... #neurology #pediatrics ... #peds #algorithm