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The cardiac cycle and the ECG, all together explained

#Pathophysiology #Cardiology #CardiacCycle #Stages #Systole #Diastole #HeardSounds #Pressures
cycle and the ECG ... , all together explained ... #Pathophysiology ... #Cardiology #CardiacCycle
Lumbar Neural Foraminal Stenosis Grading 
  - Normal - No fat effacement, Keyhole appearance
Report #Grading #Classification ... Foraminal #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #MSK #MRI
Lumbar Central Canal Stenosis Grading 
  - Normal - No CSF effacement 
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Report #Grading #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #MSK #MRI
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... • Lateral (I + aVL ... Normal: Upright in all ... #Interpretation ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS ... Diamond-Forrester classification ... Ask about: - Changes ... - History - EKG ... diagnosis #Algorithm #cardiology
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Regular, Wide-Complex Tachycardia
1. aVR: Is the initial deflection in aVR positive?
same polarity) in all ... Tachycardia #Evaluation #Interpretation ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
Approach to ECGs ... - RAD: AntLat MI ... Short QT <300-360 ms ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #interpretation
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
LV compliance), ECG ... electrocardiogram, MI ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Dysfunction #Grading #Classification
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
- Ischemia MI ... = Biomarkers + ECG ... wave inversion in avL ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #Equivalents #Interpretation
ECG of a 55-year-old man who presented to the ER with chest pain 
Computer interpretation: “Nonspecific
ECG of a 55-year-old ... pain Computer interpretation ... Recognize this #ECG ... Biphasic T-wave in aVL ... #Clinical #Cardiology