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Hyperkalemia after Missed Hemodialysis - Initial electrocardiogram showed peaked T waves and a prolonged QT segment
Hyperkalemia after ... Hemodialysis - Initial electrocardiogram ... A) #Clinical #Cardiology ... #EM #EKG #Hyperkalemia ... #PeakedT #NEJM
Hypercalcemia - EKG Findings
Causes of Hypercalcemia 
• Malignancy 
• Milk-alkali syndrome 
• Vitamin D toxicity 
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EKG Findings Causes ... #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Differential # ... Causes #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Causes of Hypercalcemia
Parathyroid gland structure-related
 • Primary hyperparathyroidism
 • Parathyroid adenoma
 • Parathyroid hyperplasia
 • Parathyroid
Causes of Hypercalcemia ... metastases: thyroid, breast ... • Non-small-cell ... cancer • Renal cell ... #diagnosis #differential
Decompression Sickness - The physical examination revealed diffuse violaceous skin mottling over his trunk and arms
extent of the nausea ... and vomiting as well ... Clinical #Derm #EM ... #Radiology #DecompressionSickness ... Pneumatosis #CT #NEJM
Primary Bone Tumors - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 

Metastatic - Most common tumour in adults
 - Breast
Bone Tumors - Differential ... in adults - Breast ... Non-Malignant • Giant Cell ... #Orthopedics #Causes ... #Oncology #Radiology
Causes of Hyperkalemia - Intercellular Shift - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transcellular Shift - Appropriate renal excretion (GFR,
Causes of Hyperkalemia ... Intercellular Shift - Differential ... Osmoles, Increased Urate ... Hyperosmolarity • Cell ... • Digoxin #Hyperkalemia
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
200ms from longer pause ... block (lower AV cells ... EKG #diagnosis #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #differential
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... Elevation - Differential ... Disorders: • Hyperkalemia ... voltage Other Causes ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
vessels, harms heart cells ... , selenium) Differential ... including giant-cell ... tachycardia on the electrocardiogram ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (2)
The case on the left shows an inspiratory and expiratory scan: the mosaic
pneumonitis (2) The case ... attenuation and areas ... and bronchi as well ... included in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology