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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
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Medical Treatment Algorithm ... corticosteroids, antibiotics ... therapies such as azithromycin ... therapies such as azithromycin ... COPD #Treatment #Algorithm
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
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
disease) - Forced ... oral secretions (e.g ... ) - Forced vital ... Do not measure negative ... main ones) - Antibiotics
Purpose: We sought to develop a patient decision aid to promote shared decision-making for patients who
discharge) after a negative ... decision aid, named ... natural frequency (e.g ... patients with a negative ... #PatientInfo #Cardiology
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 ... treatment #table #foamed
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