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Wide Complex Tachycardia - ECG Definition and Causes
 • Wide Complex Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac
Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac ... with a rate > 100 bpm ... WCT #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #definition #differential
Primary Bone Tumors - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 

Metastatic - Most common tumour in adults
 - Breast
- Thyroid - Lung ... Tumors #Tumours #MSK ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Orthopedics ... #Causes #Oncology ... #Radiology
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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. fractured long ... Vascular #JointPain #MSK ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Orthopedics ... #Causes
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
II (3) 60-100 bpm ... Short QT <300-360 ms ... : ↑ca - Long QT ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #interpretation
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
• Malignancy (e.g ... metastatic spread: lung ... OTHER RARE CAUSES ... • PRIMARY Cardiac ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
AV block 1º - long ... 200ms from longer pause ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #differential
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
a parasternal long ... x-ray and and ECG ... In this case, the ... #Clinical #EM #Radiology ... #POCUS #CardiacUS
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Pulmonary Edema - Differential ... Causes include: ... lack of acute cardiac ... Transfusion-related acute lung ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
manifestation of cardiac ... ., long QT syndrome ... may not occur Differential ... PVC #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
verrucous) • Lung ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... Treat underlying cause ... diagnosis #management #cardiology