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Pharmaceutical Management of Hyperthyroidism / Thyroid Storm
Beta-Blockers 
• Decreases sympathetic hyperactivity 
• Partially blocks peripheral conversion
Pharmaceutical Management ... blocks peripheral conversion ... • Decreases conversion ... approx. 1 hr) Steroids ... #ThyroidStorm #Management
Giant TWave Inversion #Diagnosis #Cardiology #EKG #GTWI #GiantT #GiantTWave #Inversion #ECGEducator
Giant TWave Inversion ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... GiantT #GiantTWave #Inversion
Orofacial Granulomatosis - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Idiopathic OFG: isolated swelling of the lips, BX+ non-caseating granuloma
Melkersson-Rosenthal
Granulomatosis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Intralesional Steroid ... Granulomatosis #Diagnosis ... #Management #Algorithm
ST depression & T wave inversion causes #Pathophys #Diagnosis #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #Differential #TWI #STD #TWaveInversion
depression & T wave inversion ... causes #Pathophys #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #MedStudent
Stress Dose Steroids - Indications and Dosing

SUPPRESSED HPA AXIS:
 prednisone >20mg/day x 3 weeks or more
Stress Dose Steroids ... #StressDose #Steroids ... Endocrinology #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pharmacology
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Myocarditis: role of steroids ... Cell Myocarditis: steroids ... inciting therapy, steroids ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Intern Pocket Cards - Pharmacologic Pain Management Options
Anti-inflammatory:
 • Acetaminophen (24 hours: < 3-4g in healthy
Pharmacologic Pain Management ... ulcer, age >60, on steroids ... Equianalgesia Conversion ... #Pain #Opioid #Conversion
Wellens Syndrome on EKG
Associated with a critical stenosis of the proximal LAD, suggestive of impending infarction
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Terminal T-wave Inversion ... Symmetric T-wave Inversion ... Syndrome #EKG #ecg #cardiology ... electrocardiogram #diagnosis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Short course of steroids ... disease- high dose steroid ... #SLE #Summary #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #management
Simplified Diagnostic Algorithm for Tachydysrhythmias

#Tachycardia #Tachydysrhythmias #Management #Treatment #Algorithm #Cardiology #Diagnosis
Simplified Diagnostic ... Tachydysrhythmias #Management ... Treatment #Algorithm #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis