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Owing to the morbidity and need for urgent treatment, STEMI is the default diagnosis is patients
need for urgent treatment ... patients with ST elevations ... features of the EKG ... #EKG #ECG #STElevation ... #STSegment #Differential
Tachycardia - Wide vs Narrow Complex, Regular vs Irregular rhythm table

#Diagnosis #Cardiology #EKG #ECG #WideComplex #Narrow
Irregular rhythm table ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #WideComplex ... Tachycardia #Irregular #Table ... #Comparison #Differential
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG ... : Differential diagnosis ... aVR • Classic EKG ... #AVR #leadAVR #ecg ... #ekg #differential
Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
syncope Tests: ECG ... , Carotid U/S, EEG ... #workup #testing ... Effectiveness #table ... #comparison
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
- Malignancy (e.g ... CNS pathology (e.g ... hemorrhage) - Pulmonary ... pathology (e.g. ... #Diagnosis #Table
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... QRS complex Pulmonary ... #differential # ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Altitude Sickness: Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE) and High Altitude Pulmonary Edema
High Altitude Pulmonary ... Presentation, Elevation ... , Timing, Treatment ... AMS #HACE #HAPE #Diagnosis ... #Comparison #Table
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis ... respiratory tract (e.g ... • Workup • General ... #Management #treatment ... #workup #pulmonary
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
AECOPD) Obtain workup ... for alternate diagnoses ... doppler, CTA • ECG ... #Exacerbation #treatment ... #pulmonary
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
Raynaud, migraine, etc ... Variable troponin elevation ... Diagnosis: ... changes on tele/ECG ... tests in cath lab Treatment