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Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... AV block 1º - long ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #differential
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Respiratory Failure - Differential ... High altitude (eg ... shunting (eg, pulmonary ... intracardiac shunting (eg ... , atrial or ventricular
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Arterial Hypertension ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG 

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
on ECG Mid ... Triage EKG (no prior ... Differential/diagnosis ... See thread for POCUS ... #Embolism #ECG
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
arrhythmia syndromes (e.g ... ., long QT syndrome ... heart disease Causes ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... #cardiology
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... EKG nonspecific, ... Serial trops (- ... echocardiogram #plax #cardiology ... #pocus
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
help AND check arterial ... blood gas, 12-lead ECG ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... Airway #Pressure #Differential ... #Anesthesiology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Edema - Differential ... Causes include: ... level <100 pg/ml EKG ... Transfusion-related acute lung ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... exam • 12-lead ECG ... : • Cardiomyopathy ... Valvular disease (e.g ... Pheochromocytoma • Pulmonary
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... (e.g., familial ... hemodynamics (e.g ... LVEF recovery (e.g ... teratogenic GDMT meds (e.g