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Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T ... Specific for critical ... High rate in <1 ... week of becoming acute ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Pericarditis on EKG
Stage 1 - Widespread ST elevation (<5mm) and PR depression; In aVR: ST depression
Stage 1 - Widespread ... Normalization Spodick's sign ... also be seen in acute ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #clinical
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Simplified Approach to Acute ... Injury (AKI) 1) ... evaluation? ... LorinskyMD #AKI #Acute ... KidneyInjury #simplified #workup
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Myocarditis: 1. ... Manage acute cardiac ... Fulminant: - Acute ... Pericarditis, Tamponade EKG ... #cardiology #summary
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Approach (when evaluation ... An acute rise or ... disturbance, or acute ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... disease: CKD, acute
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Checklist Evaluation ... - EKG & echocardiography ... on context Rx 1 ... drained if causing acute ... treatment for acute
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... (Sens. 81% for acute ... 5 pts w/ acute HF ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #pharmacology
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
GrepMed Handbook Acute ... progression: over 1- ... - Atypical Clinical ... ophthalmoplegia), systemic signs ... #Treatment #Neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Syndrome - Summary Acute ... Epidemiology: • 1- ... acute polyneuropathy ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Diagnosis and Management ... SOFA and SIRS 1) ... Full Set of Vital Signs ... telemetry, 12-Lead EKG ... - Pulmonary >> Acute