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Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
Approach to ECGs - Syncope ... Wong @mchlwng #Syncope ... #EKG #Checklist ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... electrocardiogram #differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... • Most common cause ... Blood cultures • CXR ... Vasculitis (e.g. ... #treatment #diagnosis
Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Illness Script

Who?
 - Kids or young adults, usually < 30
 - high
: - Syncope ... **Get baseline EKG ... family history) Treatment ... LongQT #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... appreciate on a cest ... seen and in many cases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... with vascular causes ... No auditory symptoms ... Long symptom-free ... Vertigo #Algorithm #differential
WOBBLER  for ECG assessment in Syncope 
W - Wolff Parkinson White 
O - Obstructed AV
, can be caused ... characteristically cause ... Repolarisation as found in long ... #EKG #ECG #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
high WBC count cause ... , dyspnea, +/- CXR ... tetany/cramps, syncope ... unless worrisome EKG ... Syndrome #TLS #diagnosis
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
inflammation Symptoms ... Most Common Causes ... mycobacteria Treatment ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
since in many cases ... visible wall #CXR ... #Lucency #Differential ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis ... #Radiology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
granulomas within the lungs ... (e.g. incidental ... CXR finding) ... dyspnea, cough, chest ... cardiomyopathy) and syncope