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

 - Acute
Lead aVR on EKG ... ) #Diagnosis # ... Cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Lead #AVR ... #Utility #ALiEM
ECG Basics - Atrial Rhythms #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #Atrial #SVT #Comparison #Table #AFib #AFlutter #MAT #WAP
Rhythms #Cardiology ... #MedStudent #EKG ... #Atrial #SVT #Comparison ... #Table #AFib #AFlutter ... #MAT #WAP #WPW
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG ... : Differential diagnosis ... only looks at aVR ... #AVR #leadAVR #ecg ... #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - VT vs. SVT - Wide Tachycardias
DDx = VT vs. SVT with BBB
All
QRS complexes at ... different rates ... #Comparison #VentricularTachycardia ... #Versus #ecg #ekg ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Table - Wide vs Narrow, Regular vs Irregular

Regular Rhythm - Narrow Complex
- Differential Diagnosis ... Table - Wide vs ... Don't rely on criteria ... variable block >> MAT ... Irregular #causes #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
w/ BBB (3) SVT ... atrial tachycardia (MAT ... ) - 3 different ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
LV compliance), ECG ... mitral inflow, MA ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Classification #Grades #Criteria ... #Table #Assessment
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
segment at (or ... elevation in aVR ... • Sgarbossa criterion ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #differential #cardiology
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
However, when the diagnosis ... patients that may ... cardiogenic shock (eg ... #Differential #Table ... PCWP #Pressures #SVR
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
- Differential Diagnosis ... depression in aVR ... QRS complex Pulmonary ... #differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ecg