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ST depression & T wave inversion causes #Pathophys #Diagnosis #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #Differential #TWI #STD #TWaveInversion
wave inversion causes ... Pathophys #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #MedStudent #EKG ... Strain #Digitalis #ECGEducator
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
Embolism The sensitivity ... evaluating for other causes ... Leads (VI-V3) +/- Inferior ... #Embolism #AcutePE ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome (WPW) is one of several disorders of the electrical system of the heart that
WPW is caused by ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #MedStudent #EKG ... ShortPR #Criteria #ECGEducator
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG 

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... POCUS Pulmonary embolism ... inversions V1-V4 plus inferior ... seen in 34% of cases ... #clinical #cardiology
Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (PVT) is a form of ventricular tachycardia in which there are multiple ventricular
The commonest cause ... #Clinical #MedStudent ... #Cardiology #EKG ... AccelaratedIdioVentricularRhythm #ECGEducator
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... Treat underlying cause ... Treat underlying cause ... #management #cardiology ... #algorithm
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
cause injury by ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... Treat underlying cause ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Ventricular fibrillation (V-fib or VF) is when the heart quivers instead of pumps due to disorganized
the absence of treatment ... #Clinical #MedStudent ... #Cardiology #EKG ... VentricularFibrillation #ECGEducator
A wandering atrial pacemaker, (WAP), is an atrial arrhythmia that occurs when the natural cardiac pacemaker
athletes and rarely causes ... symptoms or requires treatment ... #Clinical #MedStudent ... #EKG #WAP #WanderingAtrialPacemaker ... #ECGEducator
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... complex Pulmonary Embolism ... voltage Other Causes ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram