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Inherited Arrhythmia Syndromes
Entity - Prevalence / Incidence - Diagnosis - Arrhythmic Presentation - Management
 • Long
Inherited Arrhythmia ... Presentation - Management ... Normal Heart • Short ... cardiology #diagnosis #management ... #table
Update on the ED Management of Intracranial Hemorrhage: Not All Head Bleeds Are the Same -
Update on the ED Management ... Summary Table on ... the Management ... #NSG #Summary #Table ... IntracranialHemorrhages #ALiEM
Algorithm for the Management of Ventricular Tachycardia Electrical Storm
ES diagnosed (≥ 3 episodes of VT/ICD therapies
Algorithm for the Management ... not terminating arrhythmia ... cardioversion Stable ... Tachycardia #Algorithm #Management ... VTach #diagnosis #management
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
), Ventricular Arrhythmias ... inopressors #diagnosis #management ... #comparison #table
The rationale for aggressive treatment of generalized status epilepticus was described previously here.  In short,
In short, best outcomes ... infarction, and arrhythmia ... #Management #Neurology
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
specific situations (arrhythmia ... Vasopressors #Inotropes #management ... summary #comparison #table
Cardiac Event Monitoring Devices - Compared
Ambulatory ECG (Hotter):
 • Advantages: Continuous recording, records asx events, all
Disadvantages: Short ... detect various arrhythmias ... Comparison #cardiology #management
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
• They must be able ... with ventricular arrythmias ... Testing #cardiology #management
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
Prognostication based on scores ... Hemodynamics (Stable ... prognostication #diagnosis #management
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Diagnosis and Management ... , bradycardia, arrhythmias ... clear cause) Management ... Elimination (see Table ... dose PRN (ongoing arrhythmia