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Diagnosis and Treatment of Common Causes of Pulseless Electrical Activity (PEA)

#Pulseless #Electrical #Activity #PEA #Differential #Diagnosis
Diagnosis and Treatment ... Causes of Pulseless Electrical ... #Pulseless #Electrical ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome (WPW) is one of several disorders of the electrical system of the heart that
disorders of the electrical ... abnormal accessory electrical ... Electrical signals ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis
Algorithm for the Management of Ventricular Tachycardia Electrical Storm
ES diagnosed (≥ 3 episodes of VT/ICD therapies
Ventricular Tachycardia Electrical ... Storm ES diagnosed ... Unstable • Electrical ... Management #VTach #diagnosis
Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
Evaluation of Electrical ... hemotympanum #Electrical ... Electricity #Evaluation #Diagnosis
Pericardial Effusion on EKG
 • Electrical alternans
 • Low voltage
 • Sinus tachycardia (suggests possibility of
Effusion on EKG • Electrical ... electrocardiogram #cardiology #diagnosis
Wolff-Parkinson White 
Preexcitation syndrome where an accessory pathway (Bundle of Kent) directly connects the atria 
and
ventricles allowing electrical ... WPW #Cardiology #Diagnosis
Main types of organ-specific injuries after an electric shock #Diagnosis #Pathophys #EM #Burn #IM #ElectricShock #ElectricalInjury
injuries after an electric ... shock #Diagnosis
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Serotonin Syndrome:
   - Autonomic Hyperactivity:
zaps" (Radiating electrical ... SideEffects #Psychiatry #Diagnosis
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
low voltage QRS, electrical ... #Becks #Triad #Diagnosis
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
- Differential Diagnosis ... Cardiomyopathy - Electrical ... #Differential #Diagnosis