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Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... - Rule out Left-Sided ... Cardiomyopathy - Valves ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
Wave Inversions - Differential ... Intermittent left ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
indicative of left ... artery (LMCA). left ... injury from pericardial ... #electrocardiogram ... cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... 200ms from longer pause ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #differential
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG 

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Differential/diagnosis ... See thread for POCUS ... seen in 34% of cases ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
x-ray and and ECG ... aortic root, and left ... atrium should roughly ... In this case, the ... #POCUS #CardiacUS
Complex Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
Pt sent to ED c intradialytic hypotension.
with Tamponade on POCUS ... Echocardiogram - A4C ... K 5.9 without EKG ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #clinical #cardiology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... Elevation - Differential ... leads V5-6 • Left ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... Treat underlying cause ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... to bolus these values ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... ’s • Reduced Arterial ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential