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Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
Summary of Heart ... 2nd Degree, Mobitz ... #summary #Diagnosis ... #EKG #electrocardiogram ... #ecg #cardiology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 
Decreased Megakaryopoiesis
 • Aplastic Anemia
 • Toxic Damage (e.g.
Anemia • Toxic ... Damage (e.g. ... Displacement (e.g ... Foreign Surface (e.g ... #Algorithm #Causes
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
blocks) - ECG Diagnosis ... Degree AV Block ... group-beating" on the ECG ... AVBlock #cardiology #ekg ... #ecg #diagnosis
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Causes of Anemia ... Algorithm Decreased ... • Marrow Aplasia ... • Secondary (e.g ... #Algorithm #Causes
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management Summary ... • Most common cause ... have fever ≥ 38 degrees ... Leukocytosis, anemia ... • Vasculitis (e.g
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... and Management Summary ... infectious disease caused ... 20-90%, normal ECG ... (RBBB; others: AV
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
and Management Summary ... and pernicious anemia ... unit activity on EMG ... of diazepam • EMG ... TPO, TTG, etc EMG
Causes of Neutropenia - Differential Diagnosis
Neonate:
 - Infection - by far the most common cause
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- Differential Diagnosis ... hypertension and/or drug treatment ... Constitutional disorders, eg ... Megaloblastic anemia-rare ... white blood cell aplasia