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EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... EKG is helpful in ... other causes of cardio-pulmonary ... cardionerds #EKG ... #EKG #Pulmonary
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
Pericardial Tamponade ... paradoxus - ECG ... pericardiocentesis #Pericardial ... #Cardiac #Tamponade ... Diagnosis #Cardiology
Junctional Rhythms - Junctional rhythm describes an abnormal heart rhythm resulting from impulses coming from a
coming from a locus ... junction" between atria ... #Cardiology #MedStudent ... #EKG #Junctional ... RetrogradeP #Escape #ECGEducator
Massive Pericardial Effusion on Echocardiogram (PLAX and M-Mode) demonstrating ECG alternans motion
Massive pericardial effusion, female metastatic
Massive Pericardial ... Echocardiogram (PLAX ... demonstrating ECG ... malignant #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #PLAX #MMode
Cardiac Findings in Sarcoidosis
Most Commonly Affected Sites:
 - LV free wall (esp. basal posterior wall)
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Cardiac Findings ... dysfunction or pulmonary ... hypertension Pericardial ... - Effusion ECG ... #Sarcoidosis #Cardiology
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Secondary to invasive cardiac ... • Malignancy (e.g ... patients with pulmonary ... CAUSES • PRIMARY Cardiac ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Tamponade is paradoxical RV collapse during diastole. Sometimes it’s hard to tell if that’s happening by
better obviate the cardiac ... cycle (in lieu of ECG ... #Tamponade #PLAX ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #Clinical #Pericardial
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal long axis (PLAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Amyloidosis on POCUS ... thickening and biatrial ... Has new large pericardial ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology ... #PLAX
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
Ischemic Symptoms  EKG ... Obtain femoral arterial ... Fick calculated cardiac ... IF LVEDP >15 or Cardiac ... flow in all major epicardial
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
nose deformity • Cardiac ... (UPC) ratio • Cardiac ... anti-GBM) Other tests ... EGPA (↓ LVEF, pericardial ... recent DAN) • EMG