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Hypercalcemia - EKG Findings
Causes of Hypercalcemia 
• Malignancy 
• Milk-alkali syndrome 
• Vitamin D toxicity 
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Hypercalcemia - EKG ... Hypercalcemia #EKG ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Differential # ... Causes #Diagnosis
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Acute Abdominal Pain ... Diagnostic Algorithm ... : R/O cardiac, pulmonary ... Metabolic disease (e.g ... syndrome #Diffuse
Wellens Syndrome on EKG
Associated with a critical stenosis of the proximal LAD, suggestive of impending infarction
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Wellens Syndrome ... on EKG Associated ... infarction - Present in pain-free ... #EKG #ecg #cardiology ... electrocardiogram #diagnosis
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... EKG is helpful in ... evaluating for other causes ... #EKG #Pulmonary ... Embolism #AcutePE #diagnosis
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
Wellen's Syndrome 
Type A - Biphasic T wave 
Type B - Deeply inverted T wave
Wellen's Syndrome ... artery • May be pain ... Classification #Types #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Watery/Large Volume (Small Bowel)
 • Viral
 • Bacterial (e.g. C peffrjngens,
• Bacterial (e.g ... • Parasitic (e.g ... Toxins Bloody/Pain ... • Bacterial (e.g ... • Parasitic (e.g
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome ... Recent flu-like syndrome ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #cardiology #MRI
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Inflammatory Joint Pain ... • Reactive (e.g ... Enteropathic (e.g ... Sicca) Syndrome ... Enteropathic (e.g
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
- Cirrhosis Syndrome ... - Malignancy (e.g ... pathology (e.g. ... SSRIs) Severe pain ... #Causes #Sodium