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Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
cardiac syncope, e.g ... syncope (ruling out differential ... and an initial ECG ... should be guided by clinical ... In many cases, syncope
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG 

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Triage EKG (no prior ... Differential/diagnosis ... seen in 34% of cases ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... not be subtle e.g ... very remarkable w/differential ... identifies 85 to 95% of cases ... per day or 1 mg/kg
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
the Journal of Clinical ... 500 mL in a 70 kg ... reasoning during clinical ... unnecessary diagnostic costs ... pathophysiology #differential
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
electrocardiogram) in cases ... segment • Epsilon #clinical ... Clinical Utility ... interpretation. ... #cardiology #differential
Nonscarring Alopecias: Clinical features of the most common types
Patterned hair loss:
 - Age: puberty or older
Nonscarring Alopecias: Clinical ... alopecia in 5% of cases ... with animals (eg ... Alopecia #types #differential