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Vereckie Algorithm - Lead aVR - Ventricular Tachycardia - Telemetry Diagnosis
WCT is VT IF:
 • Initial
Vereckie Algorithm ... - Lead aVR - Ventricular ... Tachycardia - Telemetry Diagnosis ... #Vereckie #Algorithm ... #cardiology #ekg
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Normal ... Panhypopituitarism Treatment ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #causes #pediatrics
WOBBLER  for ECG assessment in Syncope 
W - Wolff Parkinson White 
O - Obstructed AV
syncope, can be caused ... characteristically cause ... Mnemonic #Syncope #EKG ... #ECG #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
heart disease Causes ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... Differential Diagnosis ... more intensive treatment ... #differential #cardiology
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Ask about: - Changes ... physical activity - Nausea ... - History - EKG ... ACS #Evaluation #diagnosis ... #Algorithm #cardiology
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... aVF) • Right ventricular ... de pointes • Short ... @AmyChung #EKG ... #diagnosis #system
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
50 years in men Diagnosis ... serologic, and EMG ... More likely to cause ... myasthenia usually • Starts ... glucocorticoids - can cause
The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
) and negative Reller ... course of treatment ... probably much higher (e.g ... provide empiric treatment ... HSV PCR would cause
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... Esophageal spasm • Reflux ... supraventricular or ventricular ... tachycardia • Ventricular ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... • Weakness: Starts ... Decreased / Absent Reflexes ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... #management #treatment