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Ventricular Parasystole on EKG

Normal AV conduction depolarizes the ventricle before the parasystolic focus fires

- Dr. Eric
Ventricular Parasystole ... on EKG Normal ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Ventricular ... #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical
Osborn waves - positive deflections at the J point (negative in aVR and V1) with a
configuration - are abnormal ... electrocardiogram ... or idiopathic ventricular ... This EKG was recorded ... #Cardiology #diagnosis
Wide Complex Tachycardia - ECG Definition and Causes
 • Wide Complex Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac
Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac ... WQRST Causes: • Ventricular ... imbalance • Ventricular ... WCT #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
Differential Normal ... Left or right ventricular ... preexcitation, or ventricular ... Diagnosis #Causes #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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summation gallop • Abnormal ... ECG, echocardiogram ... shock, sudden cardiac ... death Management ... #Cardiology
Cardiac Findings in Sarcoidosis
Most Commonly Affected Sites:
 - LV free wall (esp. basal posterior wall)
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Cardiac Findings ... - Effusion ECG ... deviation - Abnormal ... a-wave #Cardiac ... #Sarcoidosis #Cardiology
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... Contraindications: Pts with ventricular ... arrythmias Diagnostics: EKG ... Stress #Testing #cardiology ... #management #diagnosis
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
Brady Management ... Regular ventricular ... summary #Diagnosis #EKG ... #electrocardiogram ... #ecg #cardiology
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Cardiac Amyloid ... , Symptoms and Management ... hepatomegaly - normal ... despite hx HTN) EKG ... Signs #Symptoms #Cardiology
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... aVF) • Right ventricular ... Arrhythmogenic right ventricular ... #Electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis