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Differential Diagnosis for ST Segment Elevations
 - ACUTE STEMI 
 - PULMONARY EMBOLISM 
 - LBBB
Differential Diagnosis ... Elevations - ACUTE STEMI ... ) - BRUGADA SIGN ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #Emergency
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
new/old infarct STEMI ... • DDx: Acute STEMI ... Equivalents / Don't Miss Signs ... EKG #diagnosis #electrocardiogram ... Interpretation #differential
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
STEMI Equivalents ... V2 • Wellens sign ... pain • Wellens sign ... EKG #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes ... - History of SAH ... headache #redflags #signs ... #symptoms #differential ... #emergency #diagnosis
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Segment Elevation - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework STEMI ... STE: "Pardee's sign ... (Eiffel Tower sign ... cardiology #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Heat Stroke - Differential ... Collapse: • Pathophysiology ... → Syncope • Signs ... Exertional Heat Stroke: EMERGENCY ... heat #illness #differential
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
bone marrow or stem ... Hypertension/Hypertensive emergency ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Reversible course Differential
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... • Mutism Pathophysiology ... Vestibulo-ocular reflex • Gag ... • Examine for signs