10 results
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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SjS, SLE, DM, SSc ... , PM/SSc OS, MCTD ... , PBC/SSc OS ... Cytoplasmic #Patterns #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
Wave Inversions - Differential ... ischemia/infarction Takotsubo ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear Patterns
Homogeneous pattern: 
 • SLE, SSc, AIH, JIA
 • dsDNA, chromatin,
SjS, SLE, DM, SSc ... , PM/SSc OS, MCTD ... , PBC/SSc OS • ... #Patterns #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Wide Complex Tachycardia - ECG Definition and Causes
 • Wide Complex Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac
QRS width ≥ 0.12 sec ... Tachycardia #WCT #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ekg ... #definition #differential ... #causes
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
300 = NSVT EKG ... may not occur Differential ... Diagnosis: • PAC ... #differential # ... cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
had gained 15 kg ... pedal edema, and clear ... velocity of 9.5 cm/sec ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... Echocardiogram #a4c
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... Diagnosis Framework ... depression Takotsubo ... Cardiomyopathy: ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber

50's male witnessed arrest. Unknown hx. AED no
SC from first break ... Diagnosis? ... getting 12 lead ECG ... Fibrillation #VFib #S4C ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound #Cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
(PPCM) is caused ... , selenium) Differential ... myocarditis • Takotsubo ... Rule out other causes ... #Cardiology #OBGyn
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
Treat underlying cause ... decompression SVC ... interventional radiology ... fluids (200–300 mL ... Oncology #HemeOnc #Diagnosis