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Hypercalcemia - EKG Findings
Causes of Hypercalcemia 
• Malignancy 
• Milk-alkali syndrome 
• Vitamin D toxicity 
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Findings Causes ... • Milk-alkali syndrome ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Differential # ... #Cardiology
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Pain (<72 hours ... ) - Differential ... Metabolic disease (e.g ... syndrome #Diffuse ... #Pain #Differential
Wellens' Syndrome on ECG

A 66-year-old man with hypertension and hyperlipidemia presents after an episode of severe
Wellens' Syndrome ... of severe chest pain ... #Wellens #Syndrom ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Clinical #Cardiology
Wellens Syndrome on EKG
Associated with a critical stenosis of the proximal LAD, suggestive of impending infarction
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Wellens Syndrome ... infarction - Present in pain-free ... FOAMfrat #Wellens #Syndrome ... #EKG #ecg #cardiology ... #electrocardiogram
Colonic Thumbprint Sign on Abdominal XRay - Differential Diagnosis:
 • inflammatory bowel disease: UC and CD
XRay - Differential ... • inflammatory bowel ... • infection (e.g ... #Diagnosis #radiology ... #KUB #Abdominal
Wellen's Syndrome 
Type A - Biphasic T wave 
Type B - Deeply inverted T wave
Wellen's Syndrome ... artery • May be pain ... intervention #Wellens #Syndrome ... Classification #Types #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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Pediatric Causes ... of Abdominal Pain ... - Inflammatory bowel ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... • Irritable bowel ... syndrome • Celiac ... wall painAbdominal ... #Causes #Differential
Causes of Chronic Pelvic Pain (> 6 months in duration) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Co-morbidities:
 • Somatization
Causes of Chronic ... in duration) - Differential ... Depression/anxiety • Abdominal ... syndrome • Inflammatory ... bowel disease
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
Wave Inversions - Differential ... wave inversion syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram