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Wide Complex Tachycardia - ECG Definition and Causes
 • Wide Complex Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac
Definition and Causes ... tachycardia or WQRST Causes ... : • Ventricular ... imbalance • Ventricular ... #differential #causes
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy (LVH) Criteria
• Sokolow + Lyon 
 - S V1 + R V5 or
Left Ventricular ... V6 > 35 mm • Cornell ... Voltage #Left #Ventricular ... #Hypertrophy #ECG ... #EKG #Cardiology
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Mnemonic NO cause ... Drugs (antibiotics e.g ... Nodosum #Mnemonic #Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Dermatology
Anemias - Differential and Diagnostic Clues

Ariella Coler-Reilly @AriellaStudies

#Anemias #Differential #Diagnosis #Clues #Hematology
and Diagnostic Clues ... Ariella Coler-Reilly ... Differential #Diagnosis #Clues ... #Hematology
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Diagnosis and Causes ... rnonths, Cardiogenic ventricular ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... diagnosis: Ischernic cause ... differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Osborn waves - positive deflections at the J point (negative in aVR and V1) with a
hypothermia with a core ... or idiopathic ventricular ... This EKG was recorded ... patient with a core ... #EKG #EmergencyMedicine
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
Left or right ventricular ... preexcitation, or ventricular ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
Extravascular Causes ... (usually IgG) (e.g ... Wilson's disease, Copper ... Extravascular #Causes ... differential #diagnosis #hematology
Causes of Splenomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious
 • Bacterial
 • Viral (EBV)
 • Parasitic
 • Fungal
Congestive
Causes of Splenomegaly ... • Thrombus (e.g ... Spherocytosis • Acquired causes ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Hyperkalemia shortens repolarization; changes in the T wave provide the earliest clues to hyperpotassemia.
 - At
repolarization causes ... in conduction causes ... to 12.0 mEq/L, ventricular ... #Hyperkalemia #EKG ... #ECG #Changes #