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Algorithm for the Evaluation of Regular, Wide-Complex Tachycardia
1. aVR: Is the initial deflection in aVR positive?
yes, then VT. 2. ... same polarity) in all ... morphology in V1 and ... #Evaluation #Interpretation ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Hand X-Ray Anatomy and Interpretation Checklist
1. Soft tissues - Look carefully at the soft tissue over
Interpretation ... bone or joint.⠀ 2. ... then I move from lateral ... normal alignment is subtle ... #Checklist #radiology
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... Anterior (V3-4) • Lateral ... Normal: Upright in all ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... ankle swelling. 2. ... laterally displaced ... → no signs of CXR ... Other: Electrocardiogram
Congestive heart failure
The findings are:
 - bilateral perihilar consolidation with air bronchograms and ill-defined borders
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findings are: - bilateral ... air bronchograms and ... heart size - subtle ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #RadiologyAssistant
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
monophasic R wave in lateral ... of Q waves in lateral ... tachycardia ... elevation seen > 2 ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
important to examine all ... we will discuss later ... paratracheal line (> 2- ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
Early transit of bubbles ... = PFO 2. ... stretched PFO or ASD ... , and later (after ... Echocardiogram #clinical
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
(Can occur later ... Cesarean delivery Clinical ... Key Point: High clinical ... on the electrocardiogram ... congestion on a CXR
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
clinical judgement ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... defaulting to a normal interpretation ... /50 Rule (part 2) ... #Radiology #CTChest