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It starts as sinus rhythm with probable inferior STEMI, but becomes ventricular fibrillation (or polymorphic ventricular
with probable inferior ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #EKG #Arrest #VentricularTachycardia
Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • HPI: sudden onset, "tearing" chest pain, radiation to
Diagnosis and Management ... Dissection protocol • Classification ... Type B = medical management ... - MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... #summary #treatment
De Winter's T-waves in precordial leads and ST elevation in inferior leads.  There are already
ST elevation in inferior ... supplying the inferior ... addition to the anterior ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #EKG #DeWinter
Now there is additional ST elevation in lateral leads, also diagnostic of STEMI. #Clinical #EM #Cardiology
#Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #EKG #STEMI #Inferior
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
accumulation of clinical ... Infections+++: Virus (EBV ... biologics (CMV +++, EBV ... of emergency, ICU ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary Clinical ... arthritis diagnosis Treatment ... patient admitted for treatment ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM
There is inferior ST elevation with reciprocal ST depression in aVL and  in lead I,
There is inferior ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #EKG #STEMI #Inferior
EM Cases - Best Cases Ever - Necrotizing Fasciitis

Diagnosis and Treatment, Early Clinical Signs, Dos and
EM Cases - Best ... Diagnosis and Treatment ... , Early Clinical ... #Diagnosis #Management
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
EKG nonspecific, ... Serial trops (-) EM ... Metoprolol - VCU ... Cardiomyopathy #HOCM #HCM #clinical
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
- HIV, CMV, EBV ... meningococcal, H1N1) Clinical ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology