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Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Myocarditis - Diagnosis ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... Characteristic features ... #Causes #cardiology ... #MRI
VT versus SVT with Aberration - Interpretation Cheat Sheet

Features favouring VT
● Absence of typical RBBB or
versus SVT with Aberration ... Cheat Sheet Features ... point) of S > 100 ms ... #Aberrancy #Comparison ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
500 DANGER - Short ... QT <300-360 ms: ... #Approach #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
= Biomarkers + ECG ... deWinter T waves - starts ... #Ischemia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... junction origin (e.g ... @AmyChung #EKG ... Interpretation #ECG ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology
Freiberg Infraction - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Sclerosis of the 2nd MT head with flattening of
Radiology Imaging ... Controversy: Subchondral fracture ... foot #clinical #mri ... #clinical #Radiology ... #diagnosis #msk
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
lateral wrist XR ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #Sports ... #MSK
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Renal Calculus AXR ... is desirable, e.g ... Combination of above MRI ... stones #calculus #Radiology ... #Diagnosis
TiMi and GRACE Risk scores for mortality in Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS). 

Abbreviations: ACS, acute coronary
and GRACE Risk scores ... coronary syndrome; Cr ... , creatinine; ECG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Risk #Scores #
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
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proteinuria or features ... And Proteinuria (e.g ... insufficiency (Cr ... or doubling of Cr ... htn #obstetrics #cardiology