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Torsades de Pointes
• "Twisting of the pointes" 
• QRS axis swings from positive to negative direction
from positive to negative ... Phenothiazines Azithromycin ... TorsadesDePointes #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative ... Did they receive antibiotics ... Decreased yield due to antibiotic ... Eg: C. burnetii ... Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm
Vereckie Algorithm - Lead aVR - Ventricular Tachycardia - Telemetry Diagnosis
WCT is VT IF:
 • Initial
Vereckie Algorithm ... downstroke of negative ... #Vereckie #Algorithm ... avr #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ekg #ecg #telemetry
Osborn waves - positive deflections at the J point (negative in aVR and V1) with a
at the J point (negative ... This EKG was recorded ... #EKG #EmergencyMedicine ... #Cardiology #diagnosis ... #CriticalCare #
Macrolides - Erythromycin, Clarithromycin, Azithromycin - Antibiotics Class Overview

50S Ribosomal Inhibitor (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Atypical organisms
- Antibiotics Class ... Overview 50S ... and some gram negatives ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Overview of approach to brain death

Pursuing a diagnosis of brain death too early may lead to
Overview of approach ... with brain death (e.g ... with brain death (e.g ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... BrainDeath #Dead #Algorithm
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
oral secretions (e.g ... Do not measure negative ... main ones) - Antibiotics ... Checklist #Management #CriticalCare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
ECG is vital while ... have achieved negative ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Coagulase-negative ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... • IV Antibiotics ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Endocarditis - Overview ... aureus, Coagulase-negative ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... Treatment • IV antibiotics ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology