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ECG of a 55-year-old man who presented to the ER with chest pain 
Computer interpretation: “Nonspecific
ECG of a 55-year-old ... Recognize this #ECG ... Reciprocal STD in ... STD in V2 (posterior ... Clinical #Cardiology #EKG
ST depression & T wave inversion causes #Pathophys #Diagnosis #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #Differential #TWI #STD #TWaveInversion
ST depression & ... Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG ... Differential #TWI #STD
Modified Sgarbossa Criteria - Diagnostic Checklist for diagnosing MI in LBBB or Pacemaker
1) Identify LBBB or
Discordance" = ST ... b) Concordant STD ... V1-V3 c) STE ... Diagnosis #Checklist #EKG ... electrocardiogram #ecg
Benign Early Repolarization (BER) on EKG
 • Widespread concave STE most prominent in mid-to-left precordium (V2-V5)
Repolarization (BER) on EKG ... Widespread concave STE ... No reciprocal STD ... Repolarization #BER #EKG ... #ECG #diagnosis
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Algorithm History ... : • EKG • Bedside ... ultrasound • CXR • CBC ... Pain #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #workup
Severe Asthma Algorithm - Management of Life-Threatening Asthma in the Emergency Department
Step One
1. Nebulized Albuterol
2. Nebulized
Severe Asthma Algorithm ... /kg 3. ... CBC, chemistry, ... HCG, ECG if concern ... #Exacerbation #Algorithm
Proposed Algorithm for Diagnosing Sarcoidosis
Highly suggestive Clinicoradiological Findings → Clinical diagnosis (without biopsy) e.g. Löfgren's syndrome
Suggestive
Proposed Algorithm ... without biopsy) e.g ... and/or cytology (e.g ... #Sarcoidosis #Algorithm ... #diagnosis #Workup
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
- CBC with differential ... clinically indicated (e.g ... echocardiogram, EKG ... iBookCC #COVID19 #algorithm
Approach to Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

Acute Diarrhea (MINT):
 • Medications
 • Infections: Inflammatory
Diagnosis and Workup ... Algorithm Acute ... Necrosis • Toxic (e.g ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Gonorrhea: Pathophysiology

 - Neonatal Transmission -> Direct contact of patient mucosa with mother's infected mucosa while
Molecular Mimicry (e.g ... Pathophysiology #STDs ... #PrimaryCare #STIs