Here’s Dr. Grock with today’s Morning Report! The Case: 65 yo F known CHF presents with palpitations. Compliant with home meds, except Coumadin. No chest pain/sob/change in ET/orthopnea/pnd/other complaints. EKG shows: afib, rate of 87. CBC/CMP/TSH/Ua/CXR unremarkable. Plan?…
Tag: cardiology
Morning Report: 1/30/2014
Dr. Freedman is back again with another Morning Report! To “P” or not to “P” Ddx for a regular, fast, narrow (or not) rhythm? ST AVNRT AVRT AVRT A Flutter A Tach +/- Abberancy What’s the…
Morning Report: 1/16/2014
Thanks to Dr. Freedman for today’s Morning Report! Fascicular Block (Hemiblock) Definition: Conduction delay in of the main divisions of the left bundle, either anterior or posterior LAFB Criteria: Dominant R waves in I, aVL Dominant S…
Morning Report: 12/10/2013
Dr. Aluisio presents today’s Morning Report!
Morning Report: 12/5/2013
Today’s Morning Report is presented by Dr. Freedman! The Case: Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Definition: increased mass of the left ventricle How?: Things that cause increased afterload HTN Aortic Stenosis Coarctation Genetics HCOM Volume Overload? Mitral Regurg Aortic Regurg …
Morning Report: 10/10/2013
Today’s Morning Report is presented by Dr. Freedman! Troponin-emia 101 Background Compromised of three subunits: T, I, and C Both T and I subunits are highly-specific for cardiac tissue Since 1995, has emerged as the cardiac biomarker of…
ED Critical Care Conference: August 2013
ED Critical Care Conference: August 2013 PULMONARY EMBOLISM Summary by Dr. Eugene Kang Diagnosis and EKG: -Most common EKG finding: non-specific ST-T changes (at least for our boards) -Other findings: sinus tachycardia, complete or incomplete RBBB, RAD, right atrial…
Morning Report: 8/23/2013
Thanks to Dr. Grock for today’s Morning Report! The case: 20 yo male no pmhx, presents with pleuritic chest pain, dizziness, and worsening DOE x 3 days (class IV). No fevers, no toxic habits, no travel/sx/immobilizations/hx dvt or pe.…