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Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
B Afib + WPW - DANGER ... AV block 1ยบ - long ... 120-200ms from longer ... - successively longer ... electrocardiogram #cardiology #differential
Multiple masses
The differential diagnostic list of multiple masses is very long.
The most important diagnoses are listed
Multiple masses The differential ... masses is very long ... is difficult to differentiate ... Multiple #Massess #Differential
Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
well-localized, dull, longer ... Mechanisms #Neurology #Differential
Lone Star Tick Diseases

Human Monocytic Ehrlichiosis
Southern Tick Associated Rash Illness (STARI)
Heartland Virus

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#LoneStar
Lone Star Tick Diseases ... LoneStar #Tick #Differential
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 โ€ข Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Channelopathies: Long ... VT* โ€ข Acquired long ... Arrest #cardiology #differential
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 โ€ข โ†‘K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
T inv, U wave, long ... below) โ€ข โ†“ Ca - long ... QT via long ST ... block โ€ข โ†“ Mg - long ... electrocardiogram #differential
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 โ€ข Mechanism: ischemic pain
 โ€ข Can present
Generally affects long ... โ€ข Differentiate ... SickleCell #Disease #differential
Christmas Tree Rash of Pityriasis rosea
 - small oval scaling patches
 - Christmas tree pattern
 -
tree pattern - long ... palms/soles - Differential
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
 -
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential ... e.g. fractured long ... JointPain #MSK #Differential
Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis vs Ehrlichiosis vs Babesiosis
Nonspecific febrile illness with severe headache and myalgia.
Diagnosis: NAAT, Blood
chaffeensis, Tick: Lone ... tick #tickborne #differential