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Acute coronary syndrome and infarctions - Lead Localization 

#ECG #EKG #LocalizationMap #Coronary #Artery #Electrocardiogram #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Acute coronary syndrome ... Localization #ECG ... #EKG #LocalizationMap ... Electrocardiogram #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Hypercalcemia - EKG Findings
Causes of Hypercalcemia 
• Malignancy 
• Milk-alkali syndrome 
• Vitamin D toxicity 
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Hypercalcemia - EKG ... Findings Causes ... • Milk-alkali syndrome ... #Differential #Causes ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
There are two patterns of T-wave abnormality in Wellens’ syndrome:
-Type A = Biphasic, with initial positivity
abnormality in Wellens’ syndrome ... inverted (75% of cases ... ) #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Wellens ... #Syndrome #TypeA
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... specificity for EKG ... findings in acute ... evaluating for other causes ... AcutePE #diagnosis #cardiology
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
presentation: Pseudo-acute ... coronary syndrome ... Recent flu-like syndrome ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... #cardiology #MRI
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
wave inversion syndrome ... Secondary T wave ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... musculoskeletal causes ... genitourinary causes ... Metabolic disease (e.g ... syndrome #Diffuse
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Watery/Large Volume (Small Bowel)
 • Viral
 • Bacterial (e.g. C peffrjngens,
Acute Diarrhea - ... Differential Diagnostic Algorithm ... Volume (Small Bowel ... Urgency (Large Bowel ... histolytjca) Nausea
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 • Acute infection
 • Solid organ
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... Thrombocytosis): • Acute ... inflammatory disorders (e.g ... Myelodysplastic syndrome ... #hematology #secondary
TiTrATE Approach to Vertigo
TiTrATE approach stands for Timing, Triggers and Targeted Examination.
4 vestibular syndromes that are
Traumatic/toxic acute ... - Spontaneous acute ... (eg central cause ... ) #Titrate #algorithm ... #diagnosis #acute