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False Positive Lung Point on POCUS
Lung-Cardiac Point and Lung-Diaphragm Point
These images highlight selected differentials to pleural
False Positive Lung ... Point on POCUS Lung-Cardiac ... highlight selected differentials ... lungdiaphragam #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #differential
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac ... • Parasternal Short-Axis ... Anatomy #POCUS #Cardiac ... Orientations #Atlas #Map #Comparison ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Causes of Sudden Cardiac ... /short QT syndromes ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Cardiac ... #Arrest #cardiology ... #differential #
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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- Congestive Cardiac ... Pulmonary #Diseases #Radiology ... #Patterns #Lung ... XRay #ChestCT #Differential
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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result in decreased lung ... - Emphysema - Lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... LowAttenuation #Differential ... #Diagram #Comparison
Cardiac Event Monitoring Devices - Compared
Ambulatory ECG (Hotter):
 • Advantages: Continuous recording, records asx events, all
Cardiac Event Monitoring ... Disadvantages: Short ... Advantages: Continuous long ... Monitoring #Devices #Comparison ... #cardiology #management
Cardiac Event Monitors
 • Holter Monitor - Records every heart beat for 24-48 hours
 • Loop/Event
Cardiac Event Monitors ... Loop recorder - Long ... StanfordChiefs #Cardiac ... Monitors #heart #cardiology ... telemetry #devices #comparison
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
P • ↑ Ca - short ... delta wave and short ... (>480-500ms) Short ... Checklist #diagnosis #cardiology ... electrocardiogram #differential
Medications Used in Congestive Heart Failure

In CHF, the heart is failing as a pump; cardiac output
failing as a pump; cardiac ... congestion the lungs ... designed to increase cardiac ... output on a short-term ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Hemopericardium)- Differential ... Secondary to invasive cardiac ... metastatic spread: lung ... CAUSES • PRIMARY Cardiac ... #Diagnosis #cardiology