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Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
long P • ↑ Ca - short ... delta wave and short ... Checklist #diagnosis #cardiology ... #electrocardiogram ... #differential
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Chest x-ray: signs ... Other: Electrocardiogram ... endomyocardial biopsy Pharmacology ... diagnosis #management #cardiology ... #pharmacology #
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
deWinter T waves - starts ... EKG #diagnosis #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #STEMI ... Interpretation #differential
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
accompanied by chest ... accompanied by chest ... EKG #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Segment Elevation - Differential ... segments and T waves should ... Segment #Elevation #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
to be in ADHF starts ... #diagnosis #differential ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG 

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
's female with chest ... Differential/diagnosis ... Embolism #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Dilated Coronary Sinus on Echocardiogram (PSAX)

Dilated coronary sinus can mimic pericardial effusion in the  parasternal
the parasternal short-axis ... Pericardial effusion should ... Differentiate from ... PSAX #clinical #cardiology
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (2)
The case on the left shows an inspiratory and expiratory scan: the mosaic
mozaic pattern should ... included in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Chronic
On the left a smoker with RB-ILD with subtle HRCT-findings.
The dominant pattern is ground glass opacification.
Additional
thickening in the basal parts ... there is a broad differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #RBILD