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Osborn (J Wave)

Etiology 
• Hypothermia (below 320C / SOOF) 
• Normal variant 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Neurological
correlates with degree ... JWave #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Hypothermia
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient begins in an upright sitting posture, and the
head rotated 45 degrees ... then rotated 90 degrees ... maintaining 30 degrees ... positional #vertigo #neurology ... #instructions #
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
Approach to ECGs ... see below), 1st degree ... Syncope #Syndromes #ECG ... #EKG #Checklist ... electrocardiogram #differential
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Kidney Injury AKI - Differential ... vasoconstriction (e.g ... AIN) • Drugs (e.g ... #KidneyInjury #Differential ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV

Procedure:
1. Make the patient sit on examination table, such that the shoulders would
head hanging 30 degrees ... head turned 45 degrees ... is lowered 30 degree ... Maneuver #BPPV #Instructions ... #Diagnosis #neurology
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus) on Physical Exam
A tonic flexion of the trunk of the body to one
greater than 10 degrees ... by: - drugs (e.g ... neurodegenerative disorders (eg ... PhysicalExam #clinical #neurology
Algorithm showing a stepwise approach to the assessment and investigation of a possible neuropathy. CIDP, chronic
Charcot-Marie-Tooth; EMG ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... Algorithm #Evaluation #Differential
Causes of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypernatremia - Excess free water loss, Serum Sodium >145 mmol/L
High
Hypernatremia - Differential ... Polyuria scheme) e.g ... Hypernatremia #Nephrology ... #Differential #
Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polyuria = >3L Urine output / 24 hours
Urine osmolality = 2 (Na
Polyuria - Differential ... solute intake (e.g ... Polydipsia #Polyuria #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #nephrology
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
at a particular degree ... infiltration (e.g ... Marrow suppression (e.g ... Intrinsic RBC defects (e.g ... hematology #anemia #differential