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EKG CHANGES AND TOXICITIES TO CONSIDER

#Diagnosis #Toxicology #EKG #ECG #Toxidromes #Toxicities #Changes #Table
EKG CHANGES AND ... Diagnosis #Toxicology #EKG ... #ECG #Toxidromes ... #Toxicities #Changes ... #Table
Hyperkalemia shortens repolarization; changes in the T wave provide the earliest clues to hyperpotassemia.
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repolarization; changes ... repolarization causes ... in conduction causes ... #ECG #Changes # ... Progression #Table
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Diagnosis and Workup ... function test, ANA (e.g ... neurologic/psychiatric changes ... patients if the cause ... #Workup #hematology
Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
syncope Tests: ECG ... , Carotid U/S, EEG ... Syncope #diagnosis #workup ... Effectiveness #table
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
specificity for EKG ... EKG is helpful in ... evaluating for other causes ... in relation to ECG ... Non-specific ST-T Changes
Common sodium channel blockers which cause QRS widening.

Anticonvulsants: 
 - Carbamazepine 
Antidysrhythmics:  
 - Group
Common sodium channel ... blockers which cause ... QRS #widening #ECG ... #EKG #Pharmacology ... Differential #Drugs #Classes
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
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Diagnosis and workup ... Alzheimer - 1st cause ... - Behavioral changes ... - Behavioral changes ... Dementia - 2nd cause
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
Definitions - Stable ... thrombus formation causes ... is reflected by ECG ... changes and a rise ... Text: The Only EKG
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Diagnosis and Workup ... life-threatening causes ... rupture Initial workup ... : • EKG • Bedside ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #workup
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
perceptions with changes ... (Many causes!) ... * (most common cause ... • Infection (e.g ... Brain lesions (e.g