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Pulmonary Embolism on EKG

- Dr. Josh Farkas  @PulmCrit

Note Right Axis Deviation, T-Wave Inversion on Inferior
Pulmonary Embolism ... and Anterior Leads ... #Pulmonary # ... #clinical #ecg ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... in relation to ECG ... Leads (VI-V3) +/- Inferior ... #EKG #Pulmonary ... AcutePE #diagnosis #cardiology
#EKG taken on a patient with an acute pulmonary embolism with right heart strain showing tachycardia,
#EKG taken on a ... with an acute pulmonary ... in V1 - V4 #Clinical ... #criticalcare #cardiology ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Wellen's Syndrome 
Type A - Biphasic T wave 
Type B - Deeply inverted T wave
Syndrome Type A ... critical stenosis ... of the left anterior ... Classification #Types #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Transposition of Great Arteries (TGA) on Chest XRay
 - Oval Shaped Cardiac Silhouette 
 - Narrow
- Increased pulmonary ... vasculature - Egg-on-a-string ... GreatArteries #TGA #CXR ... #ChestXRay #Radiology ... #Diagnosis #Clinical
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
Specific for critical ... becoming acute anterior ... often occur during a ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
lie against the anterior ... not reach the anterior ... This causes a density ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... ventilated • CXR ... doppler, CTA • ECG ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... #treatment #pulmonary
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
There are about a ... aortic knob/aortic-pulmonary ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
PA-film shows a ... must be located anteriorly ... due to a pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia