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Early and Late Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction - Timeline of Complications
 - Ventricular Arrhythmias
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Early and Late Complications ... - Ventricular Arrhythmias ... Pericarditis (Dressler Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Early #Late
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
(IBS) - Pathophysiology ... and Management Algorithm ... acute enteric infection ... (e.g. fibromyalgia ... #Pathophysiology
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
Early repolarization ... Myocardial ischemia/infarction ... wave inversion syndrome ... Diagnosis #Causes #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Suspected ACS - OMI vs STEMI - Differential Algorithm

The name STEMI cognitively inspires EPs to fail
- Differential Algorithm ... segment is the only ECG ... #cardiology #occlusionMI ... #myocardial #infarction ... diagnosis #coronary #syndrome
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pseudogout • Early ... Genitourinary Infection ... Sicca) Syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... response preceding infection ... with walking to nearly ... labile BP and arrythmias ... Electrodiagnostic studies - EMG
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... ischemia, bowel infarction ... : • Pathophysiology ... unless worrisome EKG ... tetany or cardiac arrhythmis
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
• Myocardial infarction ... shock and severe arrhythmias ... estrogen products early ... postpartum • Consider early ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... with walking to nearly ... Electrodiagnostic studies (Ex EMG ... the underlying pathophysiology ... Guillain #Barre #Syndrome
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Early Repolarization ... : - Early-repolarization ... acute myocardial infarction ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram