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Typical ECG changes in acute pericarditis includes: stage 1 - diffuse, positive, ST elevations with reciprocal
Typical ECG changes ... leads indicates atrial ... inverted #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Cardiology ... #EKG #Pericarditis
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
LV compliance), ECG ... progression, LA: left atrium ... Dysfunction #Grading #Classification ... #Grades #Criteria
A wandering atrial pacemaker, (WAP), is an atrial arrhythmia that occurs when the natural cardiac pacemaker
A wandering atrial ... ), is an atrial ... when the natural cardiac ... (SA node), the atria ... P waves, while atrial
The pulmonary embolism rule-out criteria (PERC) was created to reduce testing in patients who have a
embolism rule-out criteria ... (PERC) was created ... #Diagnosis #EM # ... IM #PERC #Rule # ... Criteria #Pulmonary
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
x-ray and and ECG ... root, and left atrium ... Michael Macias, EM ... University #Clinical #EM ... Radiology #POCUS #CardiacUS
Multifocal Atrial Rhythm vs Wandering Atrial Pacemaker
Mutifocal Atrial Rhythm / Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia:
Belong to a group
Multifocal Atrial ... Rhythm vs Wandering Atrial ... electrocardiographic criteria ... Wandering #Pacemaker #wap ... diagnosis #cardiology #ekg
Antiarrhythmics Pharmacology Summary
Cardiac Conduction Phases:
Phase 0 - Ventricular Depolarization:
 • Na+ channels open leading to a
Pharmacology Summary Cardiac ... • Atrial depolarization ... contraction of atrial ... Vaughan Williams Classification ... #Pharmacology #Classification
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Have the patient tap ... Paroxysmal AF, atrial ... flutter, or atrial ... Arrhythmias: • Atrial ... • Multifocal atrial
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
dental procedure • Cardiac ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... : • New cardiac ... -> TEE • Duke Criteria ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
by excretion (e.g ... perfusion - Cardiac ... failure - Low cardiac ... ’s • Reduced Arterial ... #typea #typeb #classification