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Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
patterns Left or right ... branch block, preexcitation ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Right Bundle Branch Block (RBBB) - EKG Diagnosis
EKG Criteria:
 • QRS > 0.12 seconds
 • Slurred
Right Bundle Branch ... Block (RBBB) - ... #BundleBranch #Block ... #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology
Hallmark ECG features of Ventricular Tachycardia (VT)
AV indicates atrioventricular; LAD, left axis deviation; LBBB, left bundle
branch block; NW ... northwest; RAD, right ... bundle branch block ... VTach #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
Diagnosis Summary ... is an existing bundle ... #AVBlock #cardiology ... #ekg #ecg #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram
66 yo with syncope - Ventricular Tachycardia

This ECG shows a wide-complex tachycardia in a right bundle
tachycardia in a right ... bundle branch block ... establish the diagnosis ... VentricularTachycardia #Clinical #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
assoc with 1K, AV block ... Trifascicular block ... 1st degree heart block ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram ... #differential
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
Interval: • 1° Block ... >200ms • 2° Block ... loss of P • 2° Block ... • 3° Complete Block ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Branch Block: ... bundle-branch block ... Cerebral T waves) Deep ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... • Left sided > Right ... sided IE: heart block ... lesions, heart block ... #management #cardiology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
too often, the knee-jerk ... to effectively block ... Systolic flow on the right ... Just keep in mind ... #diagnosis #management