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Pericarditis can be seen on EKG with diffuse ST elevations without reciprocal changes along with diffuse
can be seen on EKG ... First line treatment ... #Pericarditis #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
- Congenital (e.g ... HHT), Acquired (e.g ... Vasodilation Lung ... #Diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 โ€ข Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
โ€ข Most common cause ... seen โ€ข Chest CT ... Abscess Differential ... โ€ข Vasculitis (e.g ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 โ€ข Attempt vagal maneuvers
 โ€ข Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... Control rate (e.g ... Treat underlying cause ... Control rate (e.g ... #management #cardiology
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 โ€ข Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
for secondary causes ... glucocorticoid treatment ... organ-specific signs ... or symptoms (eg ... Disorders #Algorithm #Differential
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 โ€ข Everyone who can exercise should!
 โ€ข They must be able to raise
โ€ข They must be able ... production to cause ... arrythmias Diagnostics: EKG ... SPECT ($$$), PET CT ... Stress #Testing #cardiology
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or โ‰ฅ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... Surgical devices, e.g ... Sepsis (โ†’ 3-14) e.g ... malignant syndrome (e.g ... #Hyperthermia #Differential
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
AV block 1ยบ - long ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #differential
Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Illness Script

Who?
 - Kids or young adults, usually < 30
 - high
live births Symptoms ... arrest/death - Symptoms ... **Get baseline EKG ... family history) Treatment ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
arrhythmia syndromes (e.g ... heart disease Causes ... Digoxin toxicity Symptoms ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... #cardiology