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Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Sudden Cardiac Arrest ... Channelopathies: Long ... VT* • Acquired long ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Cardiac #Arrest ... #differential #diagnosis
Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Illness Script

Who?
 - Kids or young adults, usually < 30
 - high
Congenital Long ... Sudden cardiac arrest ... refractory post-arrest ... or very long QTc ... #Syndrome #Diagnosis
Clinical manifestations of anaphylaxis. 
Neurological (<15%): Dizziness, syncope, seizures, Confusion, impending doom. headache
Angioedema: Lips, tongue, orbit,
hypotension, cardiac arrest ... , Kounis syndrome ... Lungs and airway ... wheezing, respiratory arrest ... #allergy
Somatoform Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Patient presents with complex medical problem or symptoms that
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm - Patient ... ; long history ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Psychiatry
Lemierre's Syndrome on Neck POCUS with IJ Thrombosis - Transverse View

Male with high fever and right
on Neck POCUS with ... Differential/diagnosis ... ultrasound note the thrombus ... surrounding Don't forget ... septic emboli in lungs
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
(2) Sick Sinus Syndrome ... (4) SA node arrest ... AV block 1º - long ... 120-200ms from longer ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG #EKG #diagnosis
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... granulomas within the lungs ... at the time of diagnosis ... neuropathy or cardiac arrest ... #Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
- Differential Diagnosis ... did not yield a diagnosis ... Long-standing vs ... changes • Urinary symptoms ... • Splenic vein thrombus
Lemierre's Syndrome on Neck POCUS with IJ Thrombosis - Sagittal View

Male with high fever and right
on Neck POCUS with ... Differential/diagnosis ... ultrasound note the thrombus ... surrounding Don't forget ... septic emboli in lungs
Bulimia Nervosa: Complications
GASTROINTESTINAL
 • Dehydration & inability to digest food -> Constipation
 • Recurrent vomiting exposes
can also lead to long-term ... glomerulosclerosis from long-term ... arrhythmias and cardiac arrest ... Sudden Cardiac Arrest ... #signs #symptoms