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🧠Cerebral T waves 
Frequently caused by subarachnoid hemorrhage, intraparenchymal hemorrhage, and sometimes massive ischemic strokes.
🔺Thought to occur due to increased central nervous system tone but it is not completely understood. Can also have neuro stunned myocardium

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Beta blockers are common medications that we see in patients. Remember the mnemonic “BAD FISH”.
Bradycardia/Bronchospasm
Arrhythmia/AV Block
Depression/Dizziness
Fatigue
Impotence
Signs of hypoglycemia masked
Hypotension

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Want to remember the order of your heart valves in regards to blood flow? Try this mnemonic:
“Try Pulling My Aorta” 
1️⃣ Tricuspid valve
2️⃣ Pulmonic valve
3️⃣ Mitral valve
4️⃣ Aortic valve

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Epidural hematoma

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Large pulmonary embolism impact on hemodynamics and RV failure.
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Join us for our Instagram live with @scopeducation and Cardiology Made Easy to interpret Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) ECG readings. They will be discussing everything afib for AFib Awareness Month! 💓

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Preeclampsia occurs when there is new onset hypertension (>140/90) typically after 20 weeks gestation ➕ protein iris or protein:Cr >0.3 
OR
New onset hypertension with end organ dysfunction.
Edema
Triad ⚠️
1️⃣ Edema
2️⃣ Proteinuria
3️⃣ Hypertension
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Impellas are ventricular assist devices that help with ventricular recovery in patients in cardiogenic shock #FOAMed #MedEd

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Displacement (ensure not in right mainstem or displaced into esophagus)
Obstruction (kink in tubing or mucus plug)
Pneumothorax (order X-ray/US)
Equipment failure (trouble shoot)
Rigidity of chest (due to fentanyl use)
Stacked breaths (allow longer expiratory times)
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Advanced hemodynamics with @zerohourems on instagram.
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Adenosine can be used therapeutically or as a diagnostic device tool.
MOA:
Works on the four adenosine receptors in the body. Slows AV node conduction time and interrupts AV re-entry pathways. It can have vasodilator effect for cardiac stress testing.
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Brown-Sequard syndrome occurs due to hemisection of the spinal cord. Common causes include trauma, abscess/tumor.
Classic findings:
1️⃣ Loss of pain/temperature on the contralateral side
2️⃣ Hemiparesis on ipsilateral side
3️⃣ Loss of vibration/proprioception on ipsilateral side

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The big box method is a down and dirty way of calculating heart rate. This can only be done with regular rhythms
How to do it:
Find a QRS that aligns with a large box
Find the next QRS and see how many big boxes it is from the next.
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Lead III and aVL are best friends when it comes to their reciprocalness. They are nearly 180 degrees from each other. I like to see them as best friends because when there is an issue in one of them, I immediately look to the other for reciprocal changes.
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Pericarditis and ECG findings

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Pt 2

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STEMI Equivalents