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Osborn (J Wave)

Etiology 
• Hypothermia (below 320C / SOOF) 
• Normal variant 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Neurological
Etiology • Hypothermia ... Neurological insult • Medications ... fibrillation Clinical ... JWave #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Cardiology #EKG
Osborn waves - positive deflections at the J point (negative in aVR and V1) with a
characteristically seen in hypothermia ... brain injury, medications ... EmergencyMedicine #Cardiology ... #CriticalCare #hypothermia ... Electrocardiogram #ECG #Clinical
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
Syncope - Differential ... • Anemia • Medications ... Diuretics) • TIA • Psychiatric ... Syndrome #Syncope #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
alcohol - Medications ... Trauma, burns, hyperthermia ... immobility • Critical ... deficiency - Medications ... #Elevated #CK #differential
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
Bradycardia - Differential ... Environmental: • Hypothermia ... Heart block Medications ... #Bradycardia #differential ... diagnosis #causes #cardiology
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis 
 • Cardiac disease: Myocardial ischemia / infarction, Myocarditis, Congenital disorders, Cardiomyopathies,
Bradycardia - Differential ... hyperkalemia) • Medications ... organophosphates) • Hypothermia ... #Bradycardia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... PALPITATIONS: Medications ... Hyperthyroidism • Anemia Psychiatric ... #Palpitations #Cardiology ... #Differential #