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Einthoven's triangle is an imaginary formation of three limb leads in a triangle used in electrocardiography,
of three limb leads ... electrocardiography, formed ... It is named after ... #EM #IM #Cardiology
Lead aVR on EKG
Lead aVR can provide some unique insight into 5 different conditions:

 - Acute
Lead aVR on EKG ... Lead aVR can provide ... tachycardias by using ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #AVR #Utility #ALiEM
Right sided ECG leads (V1R-V6R) are positioned in a mirror image fashion to the standard 12-lead
Right sided ECG leads ... precordial leads ... (RV) infarcts #EM ... #Cardiology #RightSided ... #ALiEM
Posterior ECG leads (V7-V9) are applied by moving V4-V6 to under the left scapula.Purpose: To detect
Posterior ECG leads ... are applied by moving ... lateral wall AMI #EM ... #Cardiology #Posterior ... #ALiEM
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
Over-anticoagulation can lead ... #medications #table ... #decisionaid #cardiology ... hematology #warfarin #dosing
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
age 10-20 • Named ... epicondyle > radial head ... dislocation + radial head ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... Dislocation #Posterior #Radiology
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
shaft with radial head ... missing the radial head ... • If stable ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... Forearm #Ulnar #Radiology
Purpose: We sought to develop a patient decision aid to promote shared decision-making for patients who
Methods: Using input ... decision aid, named ... decision aid, named ... #PatientInfo #Cardiology ... #EM #Syncope #LowRisk
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
This becomes a flawed ... are typically able ... blood flow occurs during ... Even during the ... #criticalcare #foamed
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
This becomes a flawed ... are typically able ... blood flow occurs during ... Even during the ... #clinica l#foamed