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Hypercalcemia - EKG Findings
Causes of Hypercalcemia 
• Malignancy 
• Milk-alkali syndrome 
• Vitamin D toxicity 
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Hypercalcemia - EKG ... • Milk-alkali syndrome ... Hypercalcemia #EKG ... #Differential # ... Causes #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Lung Cancer Overview - Types, Location and Characteristics and Histology
SPHERE of complications: 
Superior vena cava syndrome
Lung Cancer Overview ... Superior vena cava syndrome ... tumor Horner syndrome ... Recurrent laryngeal symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... causes of cardio-pulmonary ... symptoms + supporting ... #EKG #Pulmonary ... AcutePE #diagnosis #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

Symptoms:
Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
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Atrial Fibrillation Overview ... Symptoms: Palpitations ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... #Fibrillation #Cardiology
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
Wave Inversions - Differential ... cardiomyopathy (Yamaguchi syndrome ... wave inversion syndrome ... Diagnosis #Causes #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome ... Recent flu-like syndrome ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... #Myocarditis #differential ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology
Problem Representation - Approach to the Infectious Disease Patient

Who: Patient age and host/risk factors (such as
Key signs and symptoms ... define the clinical syndrome ... illness script (e.g ... febrilepodcast@gmail.com #InfectiousDiseases
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... Triage EKG (no prior ... Differential/diagnosis ... thread for POCUS Pulmonary ... A4c #clinical #cardiology
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Differential Diagnosis for ST Segment Elevations
 - ACUTE STEMI 
 - PULMONARY EMBOLISM 
 - LBBB
Differential Diagnosis ... ACUTE STEMI - PULMONARY ... BRUGADA SIGN (SYNDROME ... STElevation #STEMI #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Edema - Differential ... level <100 pg/ml EKG ... respiratory distress syndrome ... #edema #NCPE #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology