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Recurrent Polymorphic VT/Torsades de Pointes - Management Algorithm
Drugs that prolong QT interval:
 • Class 1a (quinidine,
Treatment Of Recurrent TdP ... Prevents future TdP ... treat current TdP ... TorsadesdePointes #TDP
Transverse Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block

CT confirmed appendicitis gets a TAP block by the ED for multimodal
Abdominis Plane (TAP ... appendicitis gets a TAP ... Abdominis #Plane #TAP ... Anesthesia #Management #POCUS
U/S - Is the shoulder IN or OUT?

Top Clip: IN (No Dislocation)
Bottom Clip: OUT (Anterior Dislocation!)
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Top Clip: IN (No ... EM_RESUS #Clinical #POCUS
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
Microangiopathy - TTP ... implications : TTP ... confirmatory testing for TTP ... thrombocytopenic #purpura #TTP
Torsades de Pointes (TdP): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia initiated by PVC in the setting
Torsades de Pointes (TdP ... Torsades #dePointes #TdP
Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP) vs Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)
#Diagnosis #TTP #DIC #Comparison #Table #Laboratory #Findings #RebelEM
Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP ... ) #Diagnosis #TTP
Treatment of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
Diagnosis of TTP:
 • Rare and severe, ADAMTS13 deficiency
 • Autoimmune
Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP ... Diagnosis of TTP ... • Distinguish TTP ... Treatment of TTP ... Raphaël Cauchois #TTP
QT/QTc- Interval
•	Start of Q-wave to end of the T-wave (time of ventricular depolarization + repolarization).
•	Life threatening
Torsades de pointes (TdP ... increase in risk for TdP ... of developing TdP ... Torsadesdepointes #TdP
Comparison of Ocular Pathologies on POCUS:
 • Vitreous Detachment
 • Vitreous Hemorrhage
 • Retinal Detachment

Vitreous detachment
Pathologies on POCUS ... is seen in the top ... EUSmkh #Ocular #POCUS
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TMAs
1. Not all MAHAs are due to TMAs but (almost) all TMAs cause
TMA is due to TTP ... compliment-mediated TTP ... TTP is only TMA ... suggests against TTP ... hematology #diagnosis #ttp