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Sinus Arrhythmia - ECG Diagnosis
Remember in Sinus arrhythmia, the P to P varies by > 0.16
Sinus Arrhythmia - ECG ... arrhythmia, the P to P varies ... Sinus #Arrhythmia #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
if suspected (e.g ... consultation • Valve ... regurgitation or ... block (+/- daily EKG ... of infection (e.g
Mobitz Type I (Wenckebach Phenomenon) 2nd Degree AV Block on EKG
 • P-R interval gradually increases
Degree AV Block on EKG ... conduction ratio varies ... to 6:5 in this ECG ... AVBlock #diagnosis #cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Relative Risk of Various Predisoosing Conditions for Infective Endocarditis 
High Risk:
 - Prosthetic valves 
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for Infective Endocarditis ... - Prosthetic valves ... - Aortic valve ... disease - Mitral regurgitation ... #RiskFactors #Cardiology
Osborn (J Wave)

Etiology 
• Hypothermia (below 320C / SOOF) 
• Normal variant 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Neurological
No prognostic value ... #Differential #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Hypothermia
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
fever, Infective endocarditis ... fever, Infective endocarditis ... • Prosthetic valve ... Mitral annulus valve ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Acute Infective Endocarditis ... Acute Prosthetic Valve ... Infection: Infective Endocarditis ... Degeneration, Prosthetic Valve ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology
Counterclockwise and (Left) vs Clockwise (Right) Flutter
Typical atrial flutter is counterclockwise in direction and originates from
the tricuspid valve ... appearance on ECG ... #Diagnosis #ECG ... #EKG #Cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Prosthetic valve ... aortic and mitral regurgitation ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... Marantic: Emboli > Regurgitation ... #management #cardiology
Evaluation of mechanical valves of Total Artificial Heart with no contrast
This is a cardiac CT with
of mechanical valves ... has no heart, we ECG-gated ... with an ECG simulator ... #Mechanical #Valves ... CTS #clinical #radiology