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Osborn (J Wave)

Etiology 
• Hypothermia (below 320C / SOOF) 
• Normal variant 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Neurological
Medications • Ventricular ... fibrillation ... Clinical • Most ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #ECG #Hypothermia
Hypothermia on EKG
 • J (Osborn) waves
 • PR, QRS, and QT prolongation
 • Various bradyarrythmias
Hypothermia on EKG ... with slow ventricular ... #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #clinical
Osborn waves - positive deflections at the J point (negative in aVR and V1) with a
or idiopathic ventricular ... fibrillation and ... #Cardiology #diagnosis ... #CriticalCare #hypothermia ... #Clinical
Hyperkalemia shortens repolarization; changes in the T wave provide the earliest clues to hyperpotassemia.
 - At
repolarization causes ... to 12.0 mEq/L, ventricular ... fibrillation and ... #Diagnosis #Hyperkalemia ... #EKG #ECG #Changes
WOBBLER  for ECG assessment in Syncope 
W - Wolff Parkinson White 
O - Obstructed AV
WOBBLER for ECG ... syncope, can be caused ... characteristically cause ... of hypothermia ... #ECG #Diagnosis
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
Waves/Fibrillary = afib ... aVF) • Right ventricular ... QRS and ST) = hypothermia ... Interpretation #ECG ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology #diagnosis
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Peri-operative Hyperthermia ... 39 C this is a clinical ... OF HYPERTHERMIA ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... Anesthesia #Checklist #Diagnosis
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
heart disease Causes ... , and the T-wave ... Differential Diagnosis ... arrhythmia • Atrial fibrillation ... Complexes #PVCs #PVC #diagnosis
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... - Differential Diagnosis ... voltage Other Causes ... be seen in: • Hypothermia ... #cardiology #ecg
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
exam • 12-lead ECG ... Arrhythmias: • Atrial fibrillation ... supraventricular or ventricular ... tachycardia • Ventricular ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss