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Pharmacologic prophylaxis of VTE in selected clinical scenarios.

Enoxaparin 
Dalteparin 
Fondaparinux 
Dabigatran 
Unfractionated Heparin
Warfarin 
Aspirin 

#prophylaxis #VTE
Pharmacologic prophylaxis ... of VTE in selected ... clinical scenarios ... Aspirin #prophylaxis ... #VTE #DVT #dosing
RBBB Ventricular Tachycardia Criteria - Lead V1 - Telemetry Diagnosis
WCT is VT IF:
 • R >
Criteria - Lead V1 - Telemetry ... Diagnosis WCT is VT ... diagnosis #cardiology #ekg ... #ecg #telemetry
LBBB Ventricular Tachycardia Criteria - Lead V1 - Telemetry Diagnosis
WCT is VT IF:
 • Initial r
Criteria - Lead V1 - Telemetry ... Diagnosis WCT is VT ... diagnosis #cardiology #ekg ... #ecg #telemetry
Bleeding risk calculators - HAS-BLED (atrial fibrillation) and IMPROVE (VTE prophylaxis for inpatients)
Important notes:
 • No
) and IMPROVE (VTE ... prophylaxis for ... validated for VTE ... treatment, only for prophylaxis ... studies suggest net clinical
Vereckie Algorithm - Lead aVR - Ventricular Tachycardia - Telemetry Diagnosis
WCT is VT IF:
 • Initial
Tachycardia - Telemetry ... Diagnosis WCT is VT ... diagnosis #cardiology #ekg ... #ecg #telemetry ... #telemetry
Brugada syndrome with non-sustained VT; sodium channel blocking drugs (e.g. amio, procainamide) can be dangerous here!

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non-sustained VT ... blocking drugs (e.g ... Electrocardiogram #ECG ... #EKG #Clinical
Pava Criteria - R-Wave Peak Time (RWPT) - Lead II - Ventricular Tachycardia Criteria - Telemetry
Tachycardia Criteria - Telemetry ... Diagnosis WCT is VT ... diagnosis #cardiology #ekg ... #ecg #RWPT #telemetry
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Echocardiography (TTE ... if suspected (e.g ... • Monitor on telemetry ... of infection (e.g ... Internet Book of Critical
It starts as sinus rhythm with probable inferior STEMI, but becomes ventricular fibrillation (or polymorphic ventricular
#Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #EKG #Arrest #VentricularTachycardia ... #VT
Management of Jehovah's Witness patient in ICU 

Clarify which products may be used 
 - Discuss
early & document (e.g ... limit to mission-critical ... - When anticoagulation ... Consider stress ulcer prophylaxis ... hemostatic agents (e.g