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#EKG taken on a patient with an acute pulmonary embolism with right heart strain showing tachycardia,
#EKG taken on a ... in V1 - V4 #Clinical ... pulmonaryembolism #AcutePE #criticalcare ... #cardiology #ECG
Inverted P Waves:
(A) Ectopic atrial rhythm
(B) Junctional rhythm 

#Inverted #PWaves #cardiology #diagnosis #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram #differential
cardiology #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #differential # ... clinical
Osborn (J Wave)

Etiology 
• Hypothermia (below 320C / SOOF) 
• Normal variant 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Neurological
fibrillation Clinical ... JWave #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Hypothermia
Osborn waves - positive deflections at the J point (negative in aVR and V1) with a
This EKG was recorded ... #EKG #EmergencyMedicine ... Cardiology #diagnosis #CriticalCare ... Electrocardiogram #ECG ... #Clinical
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Extrinsic compression (e.g ... CNS depression (e.g ... Neuromuscular disorders (e.g ... wall compliance (e.g ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #differential
Loperamide and QT Prolongation #Clinical #EM #Cardiology #EKG #QT #Prolongation #QTProlongation #Loperamide #ALiEM
Prolongation #Clinical ... EM #Cardiology #EKG ... QTProlongation #Loperamide #ALiEM
Differential Diagnosis of Wheezing
 • Extrathoracic (wheezing Is typically inspiratory): Anaphylaxis, Vocal cord pathology, Laryngeal stenosis,
Differential Diagnosis ... Intrathoracic, upper airway ... Intrathoracic, lower airway ... Parasitic infection (e.g ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Wheezing #Differential
Auto-PEEP 
What is Auto-PEEP?
 • Progressive air trapping & dynamic hyperinflation → ↑Palv at end expiration
to expiratory airway ... resistance (e.g ... resistance (e.g ... acute scenario (e.g ... diagnosis #management #criticalcare
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
- CBC with differential ... diagnostics as clinically ... indicated (e.g. ... echocardiogram, EKG ... Internet Book of Critical
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
if suspected (e.g ... block (+/- daily EKG ... of infection (e.g ... Internet Book of Critical ... Endocarditis #checklist #criticalcare