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Owing to the morbidity and need for urgent treatment, STEMI is the default diagnosis is patients
need for urgent treatment ... , STEMI is the default ... that can point ... #ECG #STElevation ... #Differential #Patterns
Hyperkalemia - Management Algorithm
 • IV calcium
 • IV insulin and glucose and/or salbutamolt
 • Consider
Algorithm • IV ... potassium and ECG ... changes • 5.5 ... morphology, "Sine wave" pattems ... #treatment
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Seizures • Vision changes ... bone marrow or stem ... Blood transfusion, Hypercalcemia ... Imaging Patterns ... epilepticus Treatment
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Diagnosis Framework STEMI ... Early-repolarization pattern ... leads • S1Q3T3 pattern ... dissection • Sodium-channel ... diagnosis #cardiology #ecg
Medications for the Treatment of Hyperkalemia
The goals of acute treatment are to prevent potentially life-threatening cardiac
goals of acute treatment ... underlying problem can ... , changes on ECG ... Figure 3 is an algorithm ... #Treatment
The chemical formula of Digoxin is C41 H64 O14.
Digoxin (Cardiac glycoside) reversibly inhibits the sodium-potassium-ATPase, causing
, hypercalcemia, ... in a bigeminal pattern ... effect" on the ECG ... consists of T wave changes ... the successful treatment
Evaluation and Management of Hypokalemia

Hypokalemia is often asymptomatic. Evaluation begins with a search for warning signs
warranting urgent treatment ... palpitations, changes ... electrocardiography (ECG ... repletion and can ... #Evaluation #Algorithm
Headaches Overview - Primary vs Secondary Headaches

What’s the Core Difference?
 • Primary headache = headache is
poisoning) These can ... confusion, vision change ... (>50 years) P Pattern ... change or progressive ... Primary #Secondary #Comparison