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Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
(4) SA node arrest ... AV block 1ยบ - long ... #ECG #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #differential
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 โ€ข Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Causes of Sudden Cardiac ... Arrest Primary ... #Arrest #cardiology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes
Small Vessel Vasculitides
 โ€ข Granulomatosis with polyangiitis - Granulomatous manifestations (e.g., nasal crusting, destructive sinusitis, pulmonary
manifestations (e.g ... - Interstitial lung ... eosinophilia. and cardiac ... Vasculitides #vasculitis #differential ... #diagnosis
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 โ€ข Sinus Bradycardia
 โ€ข Sick Sinus Syndrome
 โ€ข SA
Arrhythmias - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Bradyarrhythmia ... in a setting of long ... tachyarrhythmias #Cardiology
Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Illness Script

Who?
 - Kids or young adults, usually < 30
 - high
misdiagnosed) - Sudden cardiac ... arrest/death ... **Get baseline EKG ... LongQT #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
โ€ข Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Hemopericardium)- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... โ€ข Malignancy (e.g ... metastatic spread: lung ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
Approach to ECGs ... II (3) 60-100 bpm ... : โ†‘ca - Long QT ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
edema, and clear lungs ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
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Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Pulmonary Edema - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... lack of acute cardiac ... Transfusion-related acute lung ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
stairs, brisk 4 mph ... exam Determine Cardiac ... one post op Cardiology ... unless prior heart/lung ... stratification #diagnosis