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Hypercalcemia - EKG Findings
Causes of Hypercalcemia 
• Malignancy 
• Milk-alkali syndrome 
• Vitamin D toxicity 
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Findings Causes ... • Milk-alkali syndrome ... Hypercalcemia #EKG ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
(EKG) Digoxin ... foxglove leaf Mechanism ... - Decreases AV ... nodal conduction Uses ... #EKG #Cardiology
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
evaluating for other causes ... Changes • STE in aVR ... #EKG #Pulmonary ... AcutePE #diagnosis #cardiology ... #electrocardiogram
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
cardiomyopathy (Yamaguchi syndrome ... wave inversion syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... WolffParkinson-White syndrome ... @AmyChung #EKG ... #Electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
(2) Sick Sinus Syndrome ... 200ms from longer pause ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #differential
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
radiocapitellar line • Mechanism ... ), compartment syndrome ... Posterior long arm ... Forearm #Ulnar #Radiology ... Orthopedics #Proximal #MSK
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
ECGs - Syncope Syndromes ... assoc with 1K, AV ... #ECG #EKG #Checklist ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #electrocardiogram
AV Fistula / Graft Artifact on ECG

This ekg was sent to me by a friend. Pt
AV Fistula / Graft ... The artifact is cause ... on the patients AV ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical
Second degree AV Block 2:1
 • During sinus rhythm, 2 to 1 AV block manifest as
to capture the mechanism ... AVBlock #2to1 #ecg ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology