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Owing to the morbidity and need for urgent treatment, STEMI is the default diagnosis is patients
Owing to the morbidity ... need for urgent treatment ... features of the EKG ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #STElevation
QT / QTc Interval Measurement in Irregular Rhythms
2 Approaches:
 • Measure and calculate the QTc for
calculate the QTc ... successive beats (using ... intervals on the EKG ... cardiology #diagnosis #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
Junctional Rhythms - Junctional rhythm describes an abnormal heart rhythm resulting from impulses coming from a
from impulses coming ... Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG ... Junctional #Rhythms #Table
Summary of Coagulation Deficiencies
Inherited:
 • Hemophilia A - Deficiency of Factor VIII
 • Hemophilia B -
Malabsorption (e.g ... warfarin, DOACs (e.g ... Autoimmune disorders (e.g ... Deficiencies #Summary #table ... comparison #diagnosis #hematology
Pediatric SVT - Management Algorithm
Identify SVT:
 • HR not variable
 • Abrupt rate changes
 • Infants:
: HR > 180bpm ECG ... Monitors, Pads AP Stable ... 0.2 mg/kg Unstable ... 2 J/kg - Dr. ... peds #Pediatric #treatment
Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Illness Script

Who?
 - Kids or young adults, usually < 30
 - high
Congenital Long QT ... **Get baseline EKG ... family history) Treatment ... abnormalities - Avoid QTc ... post-arrest or very long QTc
Hyperkalemia shortens repolarization; changes in the T wave provide the earliest clues to hyperpotassemia.
 - At
prolonged PR and QT ... #Hyperkalemia #EKG ... #ECG #Changes # ... Progression #Table
Managing side effects of birth control

Adverse effects associated with hormonal contraceptives (e.g. headache, breakthrough bleeding, etc)
contraceptives (e.g ... breakthrough bleeding, etc ... continuous use (e.g ... changing the COC (e.g ... medications #obgyn #table
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
Definitions - Stable ... NSTEMI, STEMI 1 STABLE ... 3 NSTEMI - During ... is reflected by ECG ... Text: The Only EKG
PDE5 inhibitors are usually the drugs of first choice for erectile dysfunction.

PDE5 inhibitors enhance an erection that is
with caution - e.g ... pharmacology #comparison #treatment ... #medications #dosing ... #drugs #table #