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Sgarbossa’s ECG criteria for detecting ischemia in the presence of left bundle branch block (LBBB)

The Sgarbossa
bundle branch block ... and may be applied ... to all left bundle ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Sgarbossas
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... Cardiovascular MRI ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... Dysrhythmia, heart block ... #Management #Cardiology
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
• Difficult mask ... intubation • Video-assisted ... laryngoscopy as ... an initial approach ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #CriticalCare
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management
Narrow Complex Bradycardia:
 • Regular: Sinus Bradycardia, AFib w/ AV
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework and Management ... Start dopamine as ... #Management #cardiology ... #criticalcare
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
Approach to ECGs ... ) - HiPR: AV block ... Short QT <300-360 ms ... #ECG #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
classification, and ... score to guide an approach ... - History - EKG ... #Evaluation #diagnosis ... #Algorithm #cardiology
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
Diagnosis Summary ... • As the PRI ... atrioventricular #blocks #AVBlock ... #cardiology #ekg ... #ecg #diagnosis
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... Normal: Upright in all ... @AmyChung #EKG ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #diagnosis #system
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
: months - Criteria ... EMG: LMN Signs in ... MRI: Brain, cervical ... Multidisciplinary approach ... #management
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Berlin criteria ... objective assessment“ (e.g ... clear cause such as ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare