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Knuckle Sign on ECG - Acute Pericarditis

Electrocardiogram of a 68-year-old woman two days after coronary artery
Knuckle Sign on ... Note the diffuse ... ST elevation, except ... and aVL, and PR elevation ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Pericarditis can be seen on EKG with diffuse ST elevations without reciprocal changes along with diffuse
can be seen on EKG ... with diffuse ST ... elevations without ... changes along with diffuse ... Cardiology #Diagnosis #Signs
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
STE: "Pardee's sign ... Myocarditis: • Diffuse ... QRS complex Pulmonary ... (Eiffel Tower sign ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
peri/myocarditis (diffuse ... STE, diffuse PR ... Equivalents / Don't Miss ... Signs of Ischemia ... #EKG #diagnosis
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Full Set of Vital Signs ... telemetry, 12-Lead EKG ... Tamponade - Pulmonary ... valvulopathy - Diffuse
Common Ulcers of the Ankles and Feet

Chronic Venous Insuffciency 
This condition usually appears over the medial
areas of trauma (e.g ... unless neuropathy masks ... foot pallor on elevation ... Associated signs
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
Symptoms and Signs ... common symptoms and signs ... may present with pulmonary ... • Paroxysmal elevations ... when paroxysmal elevations
Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
 - Pulmonary Fibrosis -> Crackles, Abnormal CXR
 - Pulmonary Hypertension, Right Heart
Diffuse Systemic ... Scleroderma) - Pulmonary ... Abnormal CXR - Pulmonary ... Renal Failure - Mask ... pathophysiology #signs