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Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
Juvenile T wave pattern ... related neurogenic patterns ... Typical patterns ... to as 'strain" patterns ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Hair Loss (Alopecia) - General (Diffuse and Focal) Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

DIFFUSE
Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 • Lupus
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... DIFFUSE Scarring ... planopilaris Pattern ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG 

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG ... Triage EKG (no prior ... (II, III, AVF)(pattern ... seen in 34% of cases ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
Brady Management ... • May be no pattern ... summary #Diagnosis #EKG ... #electrocardiogram ... #ecg #cardiology
Hyperkalemia - Management Algorithm
 • IV calcium
 • IV insulin and glucose and/or salbutamolt
 • Consider
Hyperkalemia - Management ... Algorithm • IV ... potassium and ECG ... morphology, "Sine wave" pattems ... #algorithm #treatment
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... Myocarditis: • Diffuse ... Early-repolarization pattern ... leads • S1Q3T3 pattern ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
recent DAN) • EMG ... Goodpasture's cause ... hemorrhage (DAH) • Diffuse ... • IF staining patterns ... differential #diagnosis #management
Diffuse Hair Loss (Alopecia) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 • Lupus erythematosus
 • Lichen
Diffuse Hair Loss ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... planopilaris Pattern ... Psychological stress #Diffuse ... #causes
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Imaging Patterns ... • EEG: With persistent ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
the lungs are so diffusely ... injury may be diffuse ... see heterogenous patterns ... ARDS where 6 ml/kg ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #management