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Differential Diagnosis for ST Segment Elevations
 - ACUTE STEMI 
 - PULMONARY EMBOLISM 
 - LBBB
Differential Diagnosis ... Elevations - ACUTE STEMI ... ) - BRUGADA SIGN ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Cardiology
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
Infarction  Ischemic Symptoms ... evidence of AMI (STEMI ... SUPPORT  Obtain femoral ... venous access (Femoral ... Initiative #Management #Cardiology
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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injury of Lateral Femoral ... paresthetica • Symptoms ... pathophysiology #differential ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
new/old infarct STEMI ... • DDx: Acute STEMI ... Equivalents / Don't Miss Signs ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... Interpretation #differential
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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to Headaches - Differential ... • Meningeal signs ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... and signs (e.g. ... #Headache #Differential
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential ... vomiting, auditory symptoms ... Otitis Media • Temporal ... Imbalance, neurologic symptoms ... /signs, bidirectional
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
STEMI Equivalents ... V2 • Wellens sign ... pain • Wellens sign ... EKG #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
systemic sx + signs ... very remarkable w/differential ... Role of temporal ... absence of visual symptoms ... #Signs #Symptoms
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
vision, red eye - temporal ... shoulder girdle symptoms ... thrombophilia, neurologic signs ... /symptoms in non-arterial ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
Signs and Symptoms ... arteries - Temporal ... #headache #signs ... #symptoms #clues ... #differential #