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Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
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Mnemonic • BRASH/Hyperkalemia ... blockers • Calcium channel ... • Chagas disease ... • Acute rheumatic ... • Yellow fever
Hyperkalemia shortens repolarization; changes in the T wave provide the earliest clues to hyperpotassemia.
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Hyperkalemia shortens ... repolarization; changes ... #Diagnosis #Hyperkalemia ... #EKG #ECG #Changes ... #Progression #Table
Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Causes of Acute ... No Fever, No Tachypnea ... Fever, Tachypnea ... Shows Diffuse Changes ... pneumonia #Acute
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Psoriatic (Nail Changes ... • Rheumatic Fever ... • Rheumatic Fever ... Acute Onset
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... ): • Pattern change ... and signs (e.g., fever ... arteritis • Acute ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Definitions - Stable ... NSTEMI, STEMI 1 STABLE ... reflected by ECG changes ... EKG Book You'll Ever
Chagas Disease - Acute, Chronic and Reactivation 

Acute Chagas
 - 95% asymptomatic
 - Chagoma (Romana's sign),
Chagas Disease - ... Chagas - 95% ... ), nonspecific fever ... Reactivation Chagas ... Reactivation #Diagnosis #Table
Medications for the Treatment of Hyperkalemia
The goals of acute treatment are to prevent potentially life-threatening cardiac
the Treatment of Hyperkalemia ... The goals of acute ... , changes on ECG ... Figure 3 is an algorithm ... , and Table 3 summarizes
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
-60y (hormonal changes ... hyperphosphatemia, hypercalcemia ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable ... General: fever, ... , fever, migratory
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
tinnitus, visual changes ... - 80% have fever ... - ACS, AKI, acute ... hydration - Hyperkalemia