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Second Degree Heart Block, Mobitz Type II

• p waves are normal 
• QRS complexes are usually
always the same duration ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Left Anterior Fascicular Block on EKG
 • Left axis deviation (LAD) (-45 degrees to -90 degrees)
Fascicular Block on EKG ... degrees) • QRS duration ... diagnosis #cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Typical ECG changes associated with hyperkalemia. 
→ Peaked T wave
→ Wide PR interval, Wide QRS duration,
Typical ECG changes ... interval, Wide QRS duration ... such, a normal ECG ... #hyperkalemia #ECG ... #progression #ekg
Psychotic Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Mood disorder with psychotic features
 • Psychotic symptoms present exclusively during
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... psychotic disorder • Duration ... Schizophreniform Disorder • Duration ... Schizophrenia • Duration ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Diagnostic Algorithm for the Patient with Seizure in the Emergency Department
Does the history suggest a seizure?
Diagnostic Algorithm ... additional symptoms (eg ... Onset, aura - Duration ... Postictal state #Algorithm
The 3 Fates of a Premature Atrial Complex
 • PAC can be conducted with normal QRS
with normal QRS duration ... cardiology #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Major electrocardiogram findings induced by left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH)
An increase in left ventricular mass augments the
widening of the QRS duration ... LeftVentricular #ECG ... #EKG #Diagnosis
Goals and limits for treatment of Hyponatremia Stratified by duration and risk of Osmotic Demyelination Syndrome
Stratified by duration ... Hyponatremia (duration ... saline at 1 mL/kg ... Hyponatremia (duration ... to be >48h or duration
Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
, sharp, short duration ... , dull, longer duration ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Undifferentiated shock - Algorithm for the Evaluation of Hypotension. This process for the evaluation of hypotension
Undifferentiated shock - Algorithm ... expertly-designed algorithm ... Evaluation #POCUS #EKG ... #Algorithm #Ddxof