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Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
heart disease Causes ... full compensatory pause ... capture of the atria ... shorter compensatory pause ... arrhythmia • Atrial
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
: Premature Atrial ... Contractions (PACs ... ), Atrial Flutter ... Contractions (PVC ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Major Clinical Trials and Evidence Summary for Transfusion Thresholds in Critical Care

TRICC - NEJM 1999 -
Major Clinical Trials ... NEJM 1999 - ICU FOCUS ... unnecessary and cause ... Thresholds #Hematology #VisualAbstract ... #Trials #PRBC
TOPCAT - Spironolactone for Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

N Engl J Med 2014; 370:1383-1392 https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa1313731

CONCLUSIONS:
cardiovascular causes ... Cardiology #EBM #VisualAbstract ... #Trial
Point-of-care Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Abscess in Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

1. POCUS is more accurate
POCUS is more accurate ... cellulitis in cases ... POCUS has a negative ... PratsEM #Abscess #POCUS ... Diagnosis #Exam #VisualAbstract
Clinical Trial of Fluid Infusion Rates for Pediatric Diabetic Ketoacidosis - Kupperman et al. NEJM 2018

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1716816
Study
Clinical Trial of ... generally our biggest causes ... administration is not the cause ... out what does cause ... TessaRDavis #EBM #VisualAbstract
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Paroxysmal AF, atrial ... flutter, or atrial ... Arrhythmias: • Atrial ... • Multifocal atrial ... palpitations: PVC
Inhaled isopropyl alcohol for nausea 

Aromatherapy Versus Oral Ondansetron for Antiemetic Therapy Among Adult Emergency Department
isopropyl alcohol for nausea ... Randomized Controlled Trial ... April MD et al. ... Alcohol #Swab #Nausea ... #VisualAbstract
Normal hepatic vein Doppler Ultrasound tracing
1) a large antegrade waveform (negative velocity) noted during early and
in RA pressure caused ... as a result of atrial ... This wave is caused ... by atrial contraction ... tracing #diagnosis #pocus
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Causes of Lactate ... The most common causes ... - Many other causes ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... ’s • Reduced Arterial