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Murmurs Needing Echocardiography Evaluation #Management #EM #IM #Cardiology #Murmur #Benign #Characteristics #Echocardiogram #ALiEM
Evaluation #Management #EM ... #IM #Cardiology ... Characteristics #Echocardiogram ... #ALiEM
Loperamide and QT Prolongation #Clinical #EM #Cardiology #EKG #QT #Prolongation #QTProlongation #Loperamide #ALiEM
Prolongation #Clinical #EM ... #Cardiology #EKG ... QTProlongation #Loperamide #ALiEM
Transducer location to evaluate the femoral vein and normal ultrasound images showing common femoral artery (A)
femoral vein and normal ... Clinical #Diagnosis #EM ... #Radiology #Vasc ... #Positioning #ALiEM
Transducer location to evaluate the popliteal vein and normal ultrasound images showing popliteal artery (A) and
popliteal vein and normal ... Clinical #Diagnosis #EM ... #Radiology #Vasc ... #Positioning #ALiEM
Typical ECG changes in acute pericarditis includes: stage 1 - diffuse, positive, ST elevations with reciprocal
Typical ECG changes ... becomes normal ... inverted #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Cardiology ... #EKG #Pericarditis
Ebstein's Anomaly on Echocardiogram

• Failure of the TV to "de-laminate" from the RV
• An abnormality of
Ebstein's Anomaly on Echocardiogram ... Manifestations • Abnormal ... TV attachment/displacement ... #Anomaly #A4c #Echocardiogram ... POCUS #clinical #cardiology
Right sided ECG leads (V1R-V6R) are positioned in a mirror image fashion to the standard 12-lead
Right sided ECG ... (RV) infarcts #EM ... #Cardiology #RightSided ... #EKG #Lead #Placement ... #ALiEM
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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summation gallop • Abnormal ... ECG, echocardiogram ... Diagnosis #Management #Cardiology
Posterior ECG leads (V7-V9) are applied by moving V4-V6 to under the left scapula.Purpose: To detect
Posterior ECG leads ... lateral wall AMI #EM ... #Cardiology #Posterior ... #EKG #Lead #Placement ... #ALiEM
Myxedema Heart on Echocardiogram
52F with weeks of shortness of breath, pedal edema and constipation.  Exam
Myxedema Heart on Echocardiogram ... ECG: SR, low QRS ... K/L ratio: normal ... Myxedema #Heart #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology