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Vereckie Algorithm - Lead aVR - Ventricular Tachycardia - Telemetry Diagnosis
WCT is VT IF:
 • Initial
or q wave > 40 ms ... downstroke of negative ... in the last 40 ms ... avr #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ekg #ecg #telemetry
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Framework NCPE Pathophysiology ... • Normal or negative ... level <100 pg/ml EKG ... : • Negative for ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Torsades de Pointes
• "Twisting of the pointes" 
• QRS axis swings from positive to negative direction
from positive to negative ... Originates from single focus ... TorsadesDePointes #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... Triage EKG (no prior ... Pulmonary embolism ... RJonesSonoEM #Pulmonary ... A4c #clinical #cardiology
The JT Interval and Pro-Arrhythmic Risk
Measured from the J-point to the end of the T-wave, the
with QRS ≥120 ms ... electrocardiogram #pathophysiology ... #ekg #ecg #cardiology
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
• Malignancy (e.g ... patients with pulmonary ... may have false negative ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Asthma: immunopathogenesis. 
Allergens attach to, and are taken up by, dendritic cells that he the respiratory
presenting cells, and native ... (ECP, cationic protein ... immunopathogenesis #Pathophysiology ... #Pulmonary
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG 

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... on ECG Mid ... See thread for POCUS ... #Embolism #ECG ... #clinical #cardiology
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
left in order of relative ... vascular diseases (e.g ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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Catheterization - Pulmonary ... RV dysfunction. e.g ... forward flow. e.g ... Ahmed Ghoneem, MD MSc ... catheter #diagnosis #cardiology