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Rheumatic fever: Revised Jones' criteria
JONES crITERIA:
_ Major criteria:
Joint (arthritis)
Obvious (Cardiac)
Nodule (Rheumatic)
Erythema marginatum
Sydenham chorea
_ Minor criteria:
Inflammatory cells (leukocytosis)
Temperature (fever)
ESR/CRP elevated
Raised PR interval
Itself (previous Hx of Rheumatic fever)
Arthralgia

ST elevation causes in ECG
ELEVATION:
Electrolytes
LBBB
Early repolarization
Ventricular hypertrophy
Aneurysm
Treatment (eg pericardiocentesis)
Injury (AMI, contusion)
Osborne waves (hypothermia)
Non-occlusive vasospasm

CHF: causes of exacerbation
FAILURE:
Forgot medication
Arrhythmia/ Anaemia
Ischemia/ Infarction/ Infection
Lifestyle: taken too much salt
Upregulation of CO: pregnancy, hyperthyroidism
Renal failure
Embolism: pulmonary

Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis: causes
MUDPILES:
Methanol
Uremia
Diabetic ketoacidosis
Paraldehyde
Infection
Lactic acidosis
Ethylene glycol
Salicylates

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It's pretty handy. Love the meds and cardiac drips sections the most. Real easy to follow.