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Lumbar Spine X-Ray Anatomy and Interpretation Checklist
 - Pedicles
 - Vertebral heights and end plates
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Vertebral heights and end ... - Ribs - Lung bases ... interpretation #radiology ... #diagnosis #labeled ... #anatomy #msk #
The HEART Score for Chest Pain Patients in the ED

Calculate the HEART Score @ https://www.mdcalc.com/heart-score-major-cardiac-events

#Diagnosis #Management
Patients in the ED ... heart-score-major-cardiac-events ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology #HEARTScore
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
A Tool For the ED ... be used in the ED ... validated in several ED ... practical for the ED ... #Cardiology #HEART
Hepatic Vein Doppler Waveform
WAVE | DIRECTION |  PHASE OF THE CARDIAC CYCLE | MECHANISM OF
PHASE OF THE CARDIAC ... or neutral) - End ... Doppler #Waveform #diagnosis ... #pocus #comparison
Echocardiographic criteria of LV Non-compaction
Chin Criteria (1990):
 • Absence of any other coexisting cardiac structural abnormality
other coexisting cardiac ... • Measured in end-diastole ... • Measured in end-systole ... #Jenni #Chin #cardiology ... #diagnosis
Causes of Pericarditis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Coxsackie
 • Echovirus
 • Adenovirus
 • Epstein-Barr virus
Causes of Pericarditis ... - Differential Diagnosis ... spondyloarthropathies • Vasculitis ... Cardiac: • Post-cardiac ... #Cardiology
Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
high voltage Cardiac ... immediate, prior to ED ... arrival MSK ... Electricity #Evaluation #Diagnosis
Shock Classification Types - Pathophysiology Comparison

Obstructive Shock:
 • Obstructive shock is characterized by a blockage in
in blood flow caused ... Depends on the cause ... Signs: Normal cardiac ... myocardial infarction. end-stage ... #criticalcare #diagnosis
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... and Differential Diagnosis ... hypertension and signs of end-organ ... Coarctation of aorta, Vasculitis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
endothelial injury and end-organ ... • They can cause ... Cryoglobulins Cause ... Labs/Diagnosis: ... Cryoglobulins #diagnosis