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Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Triage EKG (no prior ... Sister had MI in ... Differential/diagnosis ... RV, McConnell's sign ... Echocardiogram #A4c
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T ... are crucial. ... #Wellens #Sign # ... EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Cardiac Amyloid ... - Diagnosis, Signs ... despite hx HTN) EKG ... #Amyloidosis #Cardiac ... #Diagnosis #Stages
Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
Cardiac Rupture ... Shortly after had ... cardiac arrest. ... MyocardialInfarction #AMI #POCUS ... ultrasound #Cardiology #A4c
Lazarus Sign / Reflex in Brain Death - Head Flexion

The presence of this complex spinal reflex
Lazarus Sign / Reflex ... Brain Death - Head ... the brain death diagnosis ... movement in brain-dead ... mediated by a reflex arc
Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic ... , Telemetry, Cardiac ... enzymes, Head CT ... , Brain MRI, Cardiac ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Syncope #diagnosis
Lazarus Sign / Reflex in Brain Death - Head Turn

The presence of this complex spinal reflex
Lazarus Sign / Reflex ... Brain Death - Head ... the brain death diagnosis ... movement in brain-dead ... mediated by a reflex arc
Overview of approach to brain death

Pursuing a diagnosis of brain death too early may lead to
too early may lead ... to premature diagnostic ... patient should focus ... . cardiac arrest ... #BrainDeath #Dead
Torsades de Pointes
• "Twisting of the pointes" 
• QRS axis swings from positive to negative direction
direction single lead ... Originates from single focus ... TorsadesDePointes #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG
Anaphylaxis: Signs and Symptoms
Anaphylaxis: when any egg of three conditions is met:
1. Acute onset of skin/mucosal
Anaphylaxis: Signs ... phase symptoms Signs ... seizures) - Cardiac ... pathophysiology #immunology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms