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Supraventricular Tachycardia EKG

Here’s a great ECG case of a 50-year-old lady who presented with palpitations

Her heart
case of a 50-year-old ... wide or narrow complex ... see that the QRS complexes ... #Tachycardia #EKG ... #Clinical
Pediatric Mouth Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Teeth:
 • Teething
Painful - Gastrointestinal:
 • Crohn's Disease
 • Ulcerative
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Gum Disease (e.g ... Sore • Herpes Simplex ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Peds #
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
three primary pathophysiologic ... causes differentiated ... immunofluorescence Immune Complex ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm
Bell's Palsy
Bell’s Palsy is a damage, acute weakness, or paralysis of the Facial nerve (7th CN),
an identifiable cause ... The cause is unknown ... but its clinically ...     - Herpes simplex ... neurology #anatomy #pathophysiology
Type III Hypersensitivity: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Definition: Small antigen-antibody complexes (produced from normal immune response to
Pathogenesis and clinical ... antigen-antibody complexes ... self-antigens are the cause ... antigens are the cause ... Allergy #Immunology #pathophysiology
Proposed Algorithm for Diagnosing Sarcoidosis
Highly suggestive Clinicoradiological Findings → Clinical diagnosis (without biopsy) e.g. Löfgren's syndrome
Suggestive
Proposed Algorithm ... Clinicoradiological Findings → Clinical ... without biopsy) e.g ... of alternative causes ... #Sarcoidosis #Algorithm
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cause - Decreased ... homeostasis is complex ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Pathophysiology
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Stable Narrow-Complex ... Control rate (e.g ... Treat underlying cause ... Treat underlying cause ... management #cardiology #algorithm
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... of bowel lumen Complete ... bowel-movements (suggests complete ... percussion • Nausea ... obstruction #sbo #ileus #pathophysiology
Visual Guide to AV Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT) - Pathophysiology
 - Dual AV nodal physiology is
Tachycardia (AVNRT) - Pathophysiology ... - In most case ... hidden in the QRS complex ... ECG usually shows ... regular narrow complex