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ECG of a 32-year-old lady with chest pain. 

Cath showed 100% proximal LAD Occlusion.
Never, ever write ... ProximalLAD #Occlusion #ECG ... #EKG #STEMI #Clinical ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Cardiology
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infection: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Abscess, Endocarditis,
Causes of Fever ... Infected thrombosis, (e.g ... Lemierre's syndrome ... Brucellosis, Q fever ... Inflammatory Diseases (e.g
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Causes of Fever ... Other: • Drug fever ... • Factitious fever ... • Rheumatic fever ... • Protozoa (eg
Wellen's Syndrome 
Type A - Biphasic T wave 
Type B - Deeply inverted T wave
Wellen's Syndrome ... specific for a critical ... elevated troponin level ... Classification #Types #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
• Reactive (e.g ... Enteropathic (e.g ... • Rheumatic Fever ... • Rheumatic Fever ... Enteropathic (e.g
Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
most common) Clinical ... to rnonths • Fever ... • Carbapenem (e.g ... Abscess #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #Clinical #CXR
EKG - Anterolateral STEMI with Tombstones 

Here’s an impressive #ECG of a man with chest pain
EKG - Anterolateral ... an impressive #ECG ... Normal NEVER ... #ECG #clinical ... #cardiology
Possible Algorithm for Workup of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO)
Tier 1 Workup:
 • CBC, comprehensive metabolic
Possible Algorithm ... for Workup of Fever ... Unknown Origin (FUO ... release assay (e.g ... #Algorithm #Fever
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Hyperthyroidism Fever ... • Rheumatic fever ... SLE, Rheumatic fever ... disease, Vasculitis (e.g ... • New murmur, fever
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
endocarditis w/ septic pulmonary ... if suspected (e.g ... • Persistent fever ... block (+/- daily EKG ... of infection (e.g