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Atrioventricular Septal Defect
aka AV canal defect aka endocardial cushion defect
 • Epidemiology and Associations
 • Embryology
• Anatomy • Classification ... Post-Operative ICU ... endocardial #cushion #diagnosis ... #management #peds
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
LV compliance), ECG ... : electrocardiogram ... , MI: mitral inflow ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Dysfunction #Grading #Classification
Wellen's Syndrome 
Type A - Biphasic T wave 
Type B - Deeply inverted T wave
specific for a critical ... #TypeA #TypeB #Classification ... Cardiology #EKG #ECG ... #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Delirium (PAD) in the ICU ... Addressing the ICU ... assessment of the ICU ... will vary with clinical ... #CriticalCare #diagnosis
Emergencies related to thyroid gland diseases are infrequently observed in the clinical practice. They are caused
observed in the clinical ... intensive care units (ICU ... intensive care units (ICU ... L-thyroxine and/or tri-iodothyroinine ... hyperthyroidism, #ICU
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
- RAD: AntLat MI ... Mg, congenital, MI ... #Approach #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU ... NOTES: The last clinic ... : • For most ICU ... Admitting #Admissions #ICU ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
Specific for critical ... anterior wall MI ... Wellens #Sign #EKG #ECG ... #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Pericarditis on EKG
Stage 1 - Widespread ST elevation (<5mm) and PR depression; In aVR: ST depression
seen in acute MI ... Pericarditis #EKG #ECG ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #clinical
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
workup 1) Clinical ... MRI, iADL scale, ... Alzheimer - 1st cause ... Dementia - 2nd cause ... Differential #Subtypes #Classification