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Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic ... Testing and Evaluation ... syncope Tests: ECG ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Syncope #diagnosis ... #workup #testing
3 ECG patterns for Acute Occlusion MI (OMI) without meeting ST elevation criteria
 • Posterior MI
3 ECG patterns for ... (OMI) without meeting ... STEMI #equivalent #diagnosis ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram ... #ecg #ekg
Diagnostic algorithm for the workup of hypercalcemia. The diagnostic workup for patients presenting with hypercalcemia rests
for the workup ... The diagnostic workup ... suppressed PTH values ... calcium-creatinine ratio cutoff value ... Thus, further testing
Osborn (J Wave)

Etiology 
• Hypothermia (below 320C / SOOF) 
• Normal variant 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Neurological
No prognostic value ... Osborn #JWave #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Hypothermia
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
TB • LTBI is diagnosed ... • History of BCG ... immunocompromised (e.g ... positive predictive value ... #Diagnosis #Workup
Second Degree Heart Block, Mobitz Type I (Wenckebach)

P waves and QRS complexes are normal but... 
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Leads to "grouped beating ... SecondDegree #HeartBlock #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... 85% of predicted value ... : EKG ($), ECHO ... #cardiology #management ... #diagnosis
Mobitz Type I (Wenckebach Phenomenon) 2nd Degree AV Block on EKG
 • P-R interval gradually increases
to 6:5 in this ECG ... (Group Beating) ... Block #AVBlock #diagnosis ... #cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING ... evaluation or workup ... 1,500 cells/µL Workup ... signs or symptoms (eg ... #Differential #diagnosis
Torsades de Pointes
• "Twisting of the pointes" 
• QRS axis swings from positive to negative direction
de Pointes • "Twisting ... TorsadesDePointes #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG