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Murmurs Needing Echocardiography Evaluation #Management #EM #IM #Cardiology #Murmur #Benign #Characteristics #Echocardiogram #ALiEM
Evaluation #Management #EM ... #IM #Cardiology ... Echocardiogram #ALiEM
Criteria for LBBB RBBB LAFB LPFB #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Cardiology #EKG #RBBB #LBBB #Criteria #LAFB #LPFB
Criteria for LBBB ... LPFB #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Cardiology ... EKG #RBBB #LBBB #Criteria
Algorithm and Causes of an Elevated Hemidiaphragm #Diagnosis #Radiology #EM #IM #PCC #Elevated #Hemidiaphragm #ElevatedHemidiaphragm #Diaphragm
Algorithm and Causes ... Hemidiaphragm #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #EM #IM #PCC #Elevated
Stroke Rate by CHADS2 Score (Gage et al., JAMA, 2001) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=11401607 #EBM #EM #IM #Cardiology #CHADS2
Stroke Rate by CHADS2 ... 11401607 #EBM #EM ... #IM #Cardiology ... Score #StrokeRate #ALiEM
Pathyophysiology - hyperglycemic crises in patients with diabetes 
Key signs/symptoms of HHS/DKA:
Both: Polyuria, polydipsia, weight loss,
Pathyophysiology ... hyperglycemic crises ... seizure) #Pathophys #EM ... #IM #Endo #DKA
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Table - Wide vs Narrow, Regular vs Irregular

Regular Rhythm - Narrow Complex
Bedside eval of rate ... Don't rely on criteria ... whether AF is cause ... Tx: Underlying cause ... #cardiology
Cardiac etiologies of syncope (red line above) have the highest associated mortality! #EBM #EM #IM #Cardiology
#EBM #EM #IM #Cardiology ... Cardiac #Mortality #ALiEM
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
blood donor • Pathophysiology ... : ARDS Berlin Criteria ... without other cause ... CKD, CHF, high rate ... transfusion • Pathophysiology
The modified Sgarbossa Rule uses proportions to identify acute AMI in the setting of ST-elevations in
Sgarbossa Rule uses ... MI #Diagnosis #EM ... #Cardiology #Modified ... #Sgarbossa #Criteria ... #ALiEM
Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome (WPW) is one of several disorders of the electrical system of the heart that
WPW is caused by ... #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... DeltaWave #ShortPR #Criteria