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EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
(e.g. ectopic atrial ... Waves/Fibrillary = afib ... • Saw-Tooth = Atrial ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #diagnosis #system
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)

Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation is a method of invasive hemodynamic support. A catheter is
through an arterial ... improves coronary artery ... • Triggers (EKG ... Balloon #Pump #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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correlate in the SHOCK trial ... Ahmed Ghoneem, MD MSc ... Catheterization #RHC #PACatheter ... #catheter #diagnosis ... #cardiology #swanganz
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... exam • 12-lead ECG ... Standing up straight after ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
substance use • IV catheter ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... than 5 to 7 days after ... #management #cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
substance use • IV catheter ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... than 5 to 7 days after ... #cardiology #infectiousdiseases