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Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
flutter, ectopic ... with caution in pulmonary ... Treat underlying cause ... flutter or MAT ... Treat underlying cause
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... evaluating for other causes ... also a result of atrial ... #EKG #Pulmonary ... Embolism #AcutePE #diagnosis
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
Causes of Palpitations ... FLUTTER • HEART ... PHAEOCHROMOCYTOMA • PULMONARY ... #Palpitations #Causes ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
DANGER (4) Vfib/flutter ... flutter (3) ... (3) Multifocal atrial ... 200ms from longer pause ... #EKG #diagnosis
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
- Differential Diagnosis ... , pulmonary AVMs ... , atrial or ventricular ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #pulmonary
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram ... risk actor for arterial ... • Provoked (e.g ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #hematology #VTE
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... life-threatening causes ... Pneumothorax • Pulmonary ... Initial workup: • EKG ... , PT. aPTT • Serial
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
likely underlying cause ... devices could have caused ... cultures if possible (eg ... anaesthesia #Sepsis #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Hypoxia and Hypoxemia - Overview
Hypoxia - insufficient oxygen delivered to tissues to meet demands
Hypoxemia - low
hemoglobin in arterial ... oxygen content of arterial ... Hypoxemia #summary #pulmonary ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #pathophysiology
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
other obvious causes ... Transthoracic echocardiogram ... ventricular size, Right atrial ... pressure, Pulmonary ... - Mechanism: causes