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Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
abberancy - N B Afib ... DANGER (4) Vfib ... 200ms from longer pause ... Distal AV block - ventricular ... EKG #diagnosis #electrocardiogram
Wide Complex Tachycardia - ECG Definition and Causes
 • Wide Complex Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac
Definition and Causes ... : • Ventricular ... imbalance • Ventricular ... pacing • Electrocardiogram ... cardiology #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram
Hypothermia on EKG
 • J (Osborn) waves
 • PR, QRS, and QT prolongation
 • Various bradyarrythmias
bradycardia, a fib ... with slow ventricular ... waves #EKG #ECG #electrocardiogram
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
• Ventricles: Ventricular ... Tachy-arrhythmias (ventricular ... Contractions (PVC), Ventricular ... Fibrillation (V-Fib ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
Left or right ventricular ... preexcitation, or ventricular ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... Cardiology #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram
The cardiac cycle describes each heart beat, incorporating relaxation and contraction. Phase one describes diastole and
that atrial & ventricular ... is higher than ventricular ... relaxation.The ventricular ... the aortic valve closes ... Pressures #Phonogram #Electrocardiogram
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
Escape Rhythm • Ventricular ... • Premature ventricular ... interval) • AFib ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
evaluating for other causes ... Arrhythmia* (e.g., A-Fib ... diagnosis #cardiology #electrocardiogram
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
Waves/Fibrillary = afib ... aVF) • Right ventricular ... Arrhythmogenic right ventricular ... Interpretation #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
• Bradycardia caused ... supraventricular or ventricular ... tachycardia • Ventricular ... brain flow (VT/Vfib ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss