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ECG Basics - Ventricular Rhythms #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #Ventricular #VentricularRhythms #Comparison #Table #VTach #VFib #ECGEducator
ECG Basics - Ventricular ... Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG ... #Ventricular #VentricularRhythms ... #Comparison #Table
Osborn waves - positive deflections at the J point (negative in aVR and V1) with a
brain injury, medications ... or idiopathic ventricular ... This EKG was recorded ... #EKG #EmergencyMedicine ... Cardiology #diagnosis #CriticalCare
Osborn (J Wave)

Etiology 
• Hypothermia (below 320C / SOOF) 
• Normal variant 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Neurological
Neurological insult • Medications ... • Ventricular ... Differential #Cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Hypothermia
REBEL Review 4 & 5: Paralytic & Vasopressor Dosing 

Paralytic Agents:
 - Succinylcholine (Depolarizing Agent)
resuscitation #table ... #criticalcare # ... pharmacology #dosing #medications
Oral anti-hypertensives with relative fast onset of action (Hypertensive Emergency)

The key concern with oral antihypertensive agents
you're up-titrating medications ... (e.g. procedural ... allow one dose of medication ... antihypertensives #medications ... #Pharmacology #Table
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
Tachyarrhythmias • Ventricular ... depletion - Medication ... side effect (e.g ... Alcohol blackout - Medication ... Classification #Table
Inpatient Cath Lab Indications
Cath Lab ASAP:
STEMI
NSTEMI:
1. Unstable/cardiogenic shock
2. Severe LV dysfunction or
3. Recurrent/persistent rest angina despite
Inpatient Cath Lab Indications ... Sustained ventricular ... low (1-2) risk, +ECG ... Rx: NSTEMI/UA: stable ... Inpatient #CathLab #Indications
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
- Review of medication ... septic shock (e.g ... resuscitation (e.g ... limit them as able ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
restrictive left ventricular ... LV compliance), ECG ... Grades #Criteria #Table
Hyperkalemia shortens repolarization; changes in the T wave provide the earliest clues to hyperpotassemia.
 - At
to 12.0 mEq/L, ventricular ... #Hyperkalemia #EKG ... #ECG #Changes # ... Progression #Table