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Premature atrial complex (PAC) - ECG Recognition
 • Prematurity and altered P wave morphology.
 • P
Premature atrial complex ... look like the sinus ... premature junctional complex ... premature #atrial #complexes ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - VT vs. SVT - Wide Tachycardias
DDx = VT vs. SVT with BBB
All
VT: - No RS complexes ... - Very broad complexes ... Fusion beats - a sinus ... produce a hybrid complex ... #diagnosis #electrocardiogram
ECG changes in Pulmonary Embolism
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Sinus tachycardia 
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Complete or incomplete RBBB 
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Embolism - Sinus ... tachycardia - Complete ... or incomplete RBBB ... AcutePE #HighRisk #Electrocardiogram ... #EKG #Findings
Various wide complex tachycardia (WCT) differentiation algorithmic designs and algorithms.
The most commonly utilized approaches to differentiate
Various wide complex ... differentiation algorithmic ... designs and algorithms ... Tachycardia #VTach #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Bradycardias Comparison Table
 - SINUS BRADYCARDIA 
 - JUNCTIONAL BRADYCARDIA 
 - 1st DEGREE AV BLOCK
Comparison Table - SINUS ... Type 1 and 2 - COMPLETE ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Bradycardia
Lead aVR on EKG
Lead aVR can provide some unique insight into 5 different conditions:

 - Acute
Lead aVR on EKG ... AVRT in narrow complex ... aberrancy in wide complex ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #EKG ... #Utility #ALiEM
Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW)
- Orthodromic AVRT: Narrow complex, most common 
- Antidromic AVRT: wide complex because goes through
Orthodromic AVRT: Narrow complex ... Antidromic AVRT: wide complex ... WPW #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
Adrenergic Drive: • Sinus ... Dilation: • Incomplete ... or Complete RBBB ... #EKG #Pulmonary ... diagnosis #cardiology #electrocardiogram
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
4 Variants of Sinus ... encompassing a QRS complex ... intervening QRS complex ... cardiology #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Supraventricular Tachycardia EKG

Here’s a great ECG case of a 50-year-old lady who presented with palpitations

Her heart
wide or narrow complex ... see that the QRS complexes ... #Tachycardia #EKG ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Cardiology #EKG