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Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... Elevation - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... segment becomes elevated ... #diagnosis #cardiology
DEPRESSED ST Mnemonic for Causes of ST Segment Depression

D - Drooping valve (mitral valve prolapse)
E -
DEPRESSED ST Mnemonic ... for Causes of ST ... #Cardiology #STDepression ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis
ELEVATION Mnemonic for Causes of ST Segment Elevation

E - Electrolyte Abnormalities
L - Left Bundle Branch Block
E
ELEVATION Mnemonic ... for Causes of ST ... #Cardiology #ST ... #STElevation #Differential ... #Diagnosis
Rhombencephalitis
BACTERIAL
- Listeria (biphasic illness with bulbar dysfunction occurring later)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pneumococcus
- Brucella
- Borrelia (Lyme Disease)
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encephalitis, St ... encephalitis, West ... Rhombencephalitis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Neurology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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dysfunction SPINE Mnemonic ... - Emergency Causes ... Diagnosis: • ... #diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Bacterial Meningitis - Differential ... Arboviruses: - West ... pleocytosis • A mildly elevated ... pleocytosis with an elevated ... #diagnosis #neurology
BATS Mnemonic for Causes of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH)

B - Berry Aneurysm
A - AVM / ADPKD
T -
BATS Mnemonic for ... Causes of Subarachnoid ... Subarachnoid #Hemorrhage #Neurology ... #Radiology #Differential ... #Diagnosis
PIRATES Mnemonic for the Causes of Atrial Fibrillation

P - Pulmonary Disease, PE
I - Ischemic, Idiopathic
R -
PIRATES Mnemonic ... for the Causes ... Thyroid Disease E - Elevated ... Fibrillation #AFib #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
St. VITUS'S DANCE Mnemonic for Causes of Chorea

S - Sydenham’s Chorea
V - Vascular (Strokes)
I - Increased
St. ... VITUS'S DANCE Mnemonic ... for Causes of Chorea ... #Chorea #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Quincke's Pulse in a patient with a normal echocardiogram (non-valvular)

A 70 y/o man presents with new
100 mm Hg), and elevated ... is identified (video ... highest on my differential ... AorticRegurgitation #Diagnosis ... Fingernails #Nailbed #Cardiology