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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome ... heart failure should ... objective assessment“ (e.g ... cardiogram) should ... the underlying cause
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... rapidly over a short ... thrombus formation causes ... is reflected by ECG ... Text: The Only EKG
WOBBLER  for ECG assessment in Syncope 
W - Wolff Parkinson White 
O - Obstructed AV
WOBBLER for ECG ... syncope, can be caused ... Mnemonic #Syncope #EKG ... #ECG #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
symptoms are not caused ... have no symptoms at ... of diagnosis (e.g ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... anterior/posterior MSK
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... T waves should ... QRS complex Pulmonary ... voltage Other Causes ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
when evaluation should ... risk factors (eg ... diastolic hypertension at ... hypertension (eg ... hypertension (eg
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
Equivalents on ECG ... point • De Winter syndrome ... deviation) • Acute ... #Equivalents #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
normal chest x-ray ... and and ECG with ... left atrium should ... these can hint at ... #Clinical #EM #Radiology
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
• Malignancy (e.g ... Complications of acute ... patients with pulmonary ... OTHER RARE CAUSES ... hemorrhagic fluid may
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
EMG findings • ... More likely to cause ... characteristic EMG ... glucocorticoids - can cause ... transient exacerbation at