40 results
Toaster Electrocution Electrical Injury
Primary determination of injury extent = amount of CURRENT flowing through body.
VARIABLES: voltage,
type of current (AC ... Electric Arc- associated ... (lightening) AC ... EKG, labs, cardiac ... #Injury #clinical
Large Pericardial Effusion on POCUS 

Good example of swinging heart in pre tamponade. Reason for electrical
Reason for electrical ... EKG from same patient ... #alternans #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #Clinical #Cardiology
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
and Causes • Clinical ... coronary syndrome, Cardiac ... rnonths, Cardiogenic ventricular ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... #Causes #cardiology
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Cardiac Amyloid ... - Diagnosis, Signs ... Clinical Presentation ... despite hx HTN) EKG ... #Symptoms #Cardiology
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS ... Triage EKG (no prior ... Differential/diagnosis ... Echocardiogram #A4c ... #clinical #cardiology
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... Contraindications: Pts with ventricular ... : EKG ($), ECHO ... Stress #Testing #cardiology ... #management #diagnosis
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Manage acute cardiac ... Pericarditis, Tamponade EKG ... agent, steroids, AC ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Massive Pericardial Effusion on Echocardiogram (A4C) demonstrating ECG alternans motion
Massive pericardial effusion, female metastatic breast cancer
Echocardiogram (A4C ... demonstrating ECG ... Echocardiogram #malignant #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus ... #a4c #electrical
Cardiac Fibroma on Echocardiogram (a4c)

32yo asymptomatic male referred to clinics due to a "funny" ECG. 
Dx:
Cardiac Fibroma ... Echocardiogram (a4c ... due to a "funny" ECG ... #Fibroma #a4c # ... #cardiology #pocus
Ventricular fibrillation (V-fib or VF) is when the heart quivers instead of pumps due to disorganized
Ventricular fibrillation ... to disorganized electrical ... It results in cardiac ... #Clinical #MedStudent ... #Cardiology #EKG