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ECG Cheat Sheet

ECG rapid view: It is organized roughly how one would typically read an ECG.
EKG cheat sheet ... order that you might ... another doctor: Rate ... #EKG #Cheatsheet ... Electrocardiogram #Diagnosis
Jaundice - Pathophysiology and Causes

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc @AmyChung 

#Jaundice #Pathophysiology #Differential #Unconjugated #Causes #Diagnosis
Jaundice - Pathophysiology ... and Causes - ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #Unconjugated #Causes ... #Diagnosis
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Reflex Testing - Causes ... polyneuropathy (e.g ... syndrome, Eclampsia, Late ... #differential #diagnosis ... #table #neurology
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
evaluating for other causes ... its course) • Right ... finding) • TWI in Right ... STE in aVR +/- Right ... Embolism #AcutePE #diagnosis
Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm (AIVR) on EKG
 • Regular rhythm with wide. 
 • QRS complexes >120
Rhythm (AIVR) on EKG ... complexes >120 ms ... • Heart rate ... #Rhythm #AIVR #diagnosis ... #cardiology #EKG
Wide Complex Tachycardia - ECG Definition and Causes
 • Wide Complex Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac
Definition and Causes ... rhythm with a rate ... Tachycardia #WCT #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ekg ... #differential #causes
Erythroderma - Diagnostic Algorithm. Pathophysiology: 1) Extensive cutaneous capillary dilation, results in widespread exfoliation of the
Erythroderma - Diagnostic ... Pathophysiology: ... epidermal turnover rate ... Causes: 1) Exfoliative ... Skin-homing T-cells #Diagnosis
Marcus Gunn Pupil - Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect (RAPD)
Definition: Afferent loop of the pupillary light reflex
the pupillary light ... Optic nerve* (main cause ... neuritis due to MS ... Later (1959), Levitan ... #Defect #RAPD #neurology
66 yo with syncope - Ventricular Tachycardia

This ECG shows a wide-complex tachycardia in a right bundle
Tachycardia This ECG ... tachycardia in a right ... quite fast (heart rate ... establish the diagnosis ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
dialysis indication (e.g ... are caused by prerenal ... you confirmed diagnosis ... simplified #workup #diagnosis ... #nephrology