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Hypercalcemia - EKG Findings
Causes of Hypercalcemia 
• Malignancy 
• Milk-alkali syndrome 
• Vitamin D toxicity 
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Findings Causes ... • Milk-alkali syndrome ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Differential #Causes ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Regular, Wide-Complex Tachycardia
1. aVR: Is the initial deflection in aVR positive?
Bundle-branch morphology ... : Is the QRS morphology ... Tachycardia #Evaluation #Interpretation ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
cardiomyopathy (Yamaguchi syndrome ... wave inversion syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
Syndrome What? ... (Many causes!) ... * (most common cause ... #Wonderland #Syndrome ... #diagnosis #neurology
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... Variable P-Wave Morphology ... WolffParkinson-White syndrome ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Urine Microscopy - Casts
Acellular Casts
 • Hyaline Casts - Consists of only precipitated Tamm-Horsfell protein without
Hyaline Casts ... suggestive of nephrotic sydnrome ... colored compounds (e.g ... Microscopy #nephrology #interpretation ... #diagnosis
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
Approach to ECGs ... below isoelectric line ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram ... #Equivalents #Interpretation
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
for Blood Gas Interpretation ... - Differential Diagnosis ... D-lactate (short bowel syndrome ... insufficiency - Rapid saline ... #Diagnosis #Summary
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... - Differential Diagnosis ... voltage Other Causes ... #cardiology #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
WOBBLER  for ECG assessment in Syncope 
W - Wolff Parkinson White 
O - Obstructed AV
WOBBLER for ECG ... characteristic morphology ... syncope, can be caused ... characteristically cause ... #ECG #Diagnosis