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Hypercalcemia - EKG Findings
Causes of Hypercalcemia 
• Malignancy 
• Milk-alkali syndrome 
• Vitamin D toxicity 
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Hypercalcemia - EKG ... Findings Causes ... • Vitamin D toxicity ... Hypercalcemia #EKG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Flecainide Toxicity on ECG

70 year old patient with chronic atrial fibrillation on an antiarrhythmic presented with
Flecainide Toxicity ... old patient with ... presented with nausea ... #Flecainide #Toxicity ... #Cardiology #Clinical
ILD of Known Cause - Differential Diagnosis
Exposure:
 • Occupational: Asbestosis, Silicosis, Hypersensitivity, Pneumonitis
 • Treatment Related:
ILD of Known Cause ... Hypersensitivity, Pneumonitis ... • Treatment Related ... BrighamChiefs #ILD ... #Causes #Differential
Quinidine produces the following ECG changes:
1. Prolongation of Q-T interval:
2. Prolongation of QRS complex:
3. Prominent V
the following ECG ... Mild prolongation ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Quinidine ... #Toxicology #Toxicity
Pulmonary complications of targeted therapy
-Immune checkpoint inhibitors (e.g. pembrolizumab)
-Pneumonitis is uncommon (~5% of patients) but can
checkpoint inhibitors (e.g ... pembrolizumab) -Pneumonitis ... There are case reports ... clinical diagnosis pneumonitis ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
starting amiodarone treatment ... interstitial pneumonitis ... Exclude other causes ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... macrophages Treatment
Hyperkalemia on EKG
"Mild" Hyperkalemia
 • Peaked, narrow-based T Waves
 • Double counting of HR by EKG
Hyperkalemia on EKG ... "Mild" Hyperkalemia ... manifestations and risk ... #Hyperkalemia #EKG ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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) Approach • MILD ... mmol/L - Consider cause ... clinical scenario, ECG ... and rate of rise ... prevent further rise
Supraventricular Tachycardia EKG

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

Her heart
Supraventricular Tachycardia EKG ... Here’s a great ECG ... case of a 50-year-old ... #Tachycardia #EKG ... #Cardiology #EKG
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
diagnosis: 70 years old ... , ~10,000 new cases ... diagnosis and risk-stratification ... • Risks: infection ... only curative treatment