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Hyperkalemia shortens repolarization; changes in the T wave provide the earliest clues to hyperpotassemia.
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Hyperkalemia shortens ... repolarization; changes ... sine wave (QRS-T fusion ... #Diagnosis #Hyperkalemia ... #Progression #Table
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Burst Fracture, Chance ... deficit, still able ... Posterior Ligamentous complex ... injury 2 Complete ... #Orthopedics #diagnosis
Main Lung Ultrasound differences between COVID-19 involvement and other conditions that may yield respiratory symptoms
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Large pleural effusion ... localized pleural effusion ... areas #COVID19 #POCUS ... Ultrasound #Comparison #Table ... #Diagnosis
Malignant Complex Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS
You are starting your RUSH exam on febrile/hypotensive patient with
Malignant Complex ... on Lung POCUS ... Diagnosis? ... #Malignant #Complex ... #Lung #POCUS #Pulmonary
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Commissural fusion ... thickened and shortened ... - Age-related changes ... stenosis #Causes #diagnosis
Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm (AIVR) on EKG
 • Regular rhythm with wide. 
 • QRS complexes >120
• QRS complexes ... • Heart rate ranges ... • Capture and fusion ... #Rhythm #AIVR #diagnosis
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
- Differential Diagnosis ... Infarction • Stable ... • Pleural Effusion ... • Herpes Simplex ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Complex Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
Pt sent to ED c intradialytic hypotension.
Complex Pericardial ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... 5.9 without EKG changes ... RJonesSonoEM #Complex ... Cardiac #Tamponade #POCUS
Complex Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX
Pt sent to ED c intradialytic hypotension.
Complex Pericardial ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... 5.9 without EKG changes ... RJonesSonoEM #Complex ... Cardiac #Tamponade #POCUS
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
PR shorted after ... Pacemaker 3rd Degree, Complete ... HeartBlocks #Types #Classification ... degrees #summary #Diagnosis