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Wide Complex Tachycardia - ECG Definition and Causes
 • Wide Complex Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac
Tachycardia - ECG ... Definition and Causes ... with a rate > 100 bpm ... #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #differential #causes
Supraventricular Tachycardia EKG

Here’s a great ECG case of a 50-year-old lady who presented with palpitations

Her heart
Here’s a great ECG ... case of a 50-year-old ... is around 255 bpm ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Cardiology #EKG
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
heart rate <60 bpm ... and positioning (e.g ... heart rate >100 bpm ... heart rate >100 bpm ... (eg steroid dependency
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
cardiac syncope, e.g ... frequently benign causes ... life-threatening causes ... and an initial ECG ... The treatment strategy
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Common causes of ... vasoconstriction (e.g ... AIN) • Drugs (e.g ... , antibiotics, PPI ... NephroP #AKI #causes
ECMO circuit chatter - rhythmic pulsations in the drainage catheter/tubing leading to the pump
CHATTER occurs when
Untreated it can cause ... decrease pump speed (RPM ... venous return (e.g ... clinical #video #criticalcare
Mask Oxygen Delivery Devices

Simple Mask aka Hudson's Mask:
 • Flow 6-10 LPM
 • FiO2 35-50%
Face Tent:
• Flow 6-10 LPM ... tight-fitting mask (e.g ... • Flow 10-15 LPM ... A venturi mask uses ... management #pulmonary #criticalcare
Causes of Post-Partum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Blood Loss: >500mL post vaginal delivery OR >1000 mL
Causes of Post-Partum ... Uterine fatigue (e.g ... coagulopathy (e.g ... PostPartum #Hemorrhage #PPH ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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mmol/L - Consider cause ... and if treatment ... - 6.4 mmol/L - Treatment ... clinical scenario, ECG ... Prevention - Consider cause
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Pericarditis, Tamponade EKG ... Low voltage Treatment ... sacubitril-valsartan, PPM