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T-Wave ECG changes in Hyperkalemia vs Hyperacute MI
 - Hyperkalemia: Increased height, without increase area
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vs Hyperacute MI ... Increased area under the ... Hyperkalemia #Hyperacute #MI ... #clinical #cardiology ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... Cardiovascular MRI ... Clinical • ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... , echocardiogram
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Triage EKG (no prior ... Sister had MI in ... Differential/diagnosis ... See thread for POCUS ... #A4c #clinical
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS

78 year old woman - Acute delirium but complaining of chest pain 
ECG:
of chest pain ECG ... leads Cardiac MRI ... POCUS #Ultrasound #Clinical ... #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiology
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
Specific for critical ... anterior wall MI ... Serial EKGS in pts ... Wellens #Sign #EKG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Lead aVR on EKG
Lead aVR can provide some unique insight into 5 different conditions:

 - Acute
Lead aVR on EKG ... conditions: - Acute MI ... tachycardias by using the ... Brugada criteria) #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #EKG
TCA Overdose on EKG
 • Sinus tachycardia
 • QRS prolongation
 • QT prolongation
 • Rightward deviation
TCA Overdose on EKG ... Rightward deviation of the ... terminal 40ms of the ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #clinical #criteria
Second Degree AV Block Type I aka Mobitz I / Wenckebach 
 • Normal P waves.
• As the PRI ... • The PRI (may ... Type1 #Wenckebach #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT) on EKG
 • Heart rate > 100 bpm (usually 100-150 bpm)
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Tachycardia (MAT) on EKG ... morphologies in the ... #Tachycardia #diagnosis ... #cardiology #EKG ... #labeled #clinical
Pericarditis on EKG
Stage 1 - Widespread ST elevation (<5mm) and PR depression; In aVR: ST depression
Pericarditis on EKG ... seen in acute MI ... #Pericarditis #EKG ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #clinical