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Lead aVR on EKG
Lead aVR can provide some unique insight into 5 different conditions:

 - Acute
Lead aVR on EKG ... Differentiating VT ... #Cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Lead #AVR ... #Utility #ALiEM
Ventricular Tachycardia (VT) Signs #Diagnosis #Cardiology #EKG #VT #VentricularTachycardia #Signs #Josephson #Brugada #ECGEducator
Ventricular Tachycardia (VT ... ) Signs #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #EKG ... Signs #Josephson #Brugada ... #ECGEducator
Signs Favoring Ventricular Tachycardia (VT) #Diagnosis #Cardiology #EKG #VT #VentricularTachycardia #Signs #Josephson #Brugada #ECGEducator
Ventricular Tachycardia (VT ... ) #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #VT #VentricularTachycardia ... Signs #Josephson #Brugada ... #ECGEducator
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG ... Pericarditis: PR ... • Classic EKG ... than Brugada criteria ... #cardiology
Typical ECG changes in acute pericarditis includes: stage 1 - diffuse, positive, ST elevations with reciprocal
in acute pericarditis ... indefinitely inverted #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #Cardiology ... #EKG #Pericarditis ... #Spodick #ECGEducator
Approach to ECGs - VT vs. SVT - Wide Tachycardias
DDx = VT vs. SVT with BBB
All
is positive in aVR ... - Brugada's sign ... VentricularTachycardia #Versus #ecg ... #ekg #cardiology ... #diagnosis #electrocardiogram
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
shock, Arrythmias, Pericarditis ... , Tamponade EKG ... block, Aberrancy, VT ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
- Differential Diagnosis ... depression Pericarditis ... are involved • Brugada ... #cardiology #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... Palpitations Diagnosis ... tachycardia • Pericarditis ... : SVT-AVNRT or AVRT ... #Palpitations #Cardiology