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ST depression & T wave inversion causes #Pathophys #Diagnosis #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #Differential #TWI #STD #TWaveInversion
T wave inversion ... causes #Pathophys ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #MedStudent #EKG ... STDepression #Strain #Digitalis
Typical ECG changes in acute pericarditis includes: stage 1 - diffuse, positive, ST elevations with reciprocal
Typical ECG changes ... in acute pericarditis ... patients) stage 4 - ECG ... Diagnosis #EM #IM #Cardiology ... #EKG #Pericarditis
Pericarditis on EKG
Stage 1 - Widespread ST elevation (<5mm) and PR depression; In aVR: ST depression
EKG Stage 1 - Widespread ... depression; In aVR ... - Widespread T wave ... #EKG #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG ... EKG findings: Sinus ... #AVR #leadAVR #ecg ... electrocardiogram #diagnosis #ekg ... #differential #cardiology
Electrocardiographic Features of Digoxin Toxicity
 • Virtually any arrhythmia is possible. None specific for digoxin toxicity
ventricular rate (↓ AV ... " or "sagging" ST ... Electrocardiogram #ekg ... #ecg #toxicology ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
Electrocardiogram (EKG ... Digoxin effect on ECG ... Electrocardiogram #EKG ... #Cardiology #Digitalis ... #ECG
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... depression Pericarditis ... depression in aVR ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... EKG is helpful in ... evaluating for other causes ... in aVR +/- Right ... AcutePE #diagnosis #cardiology
Benign T-wave Inversion (BTWI) vs. Wellens'
 • Usually in leads V3-V6 (vs. V2-V4 in Wellens'), but
Benign T-wave Inversion ... precordium often has STE ... #Twave #Inversion ... #BTWI #EKG #ECG ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Pericarditis can be seen on EKG with diffuse ST elevations without reciprocal changes along with diffuse
be seen on EKG ... with diffuse ST ... often follows a URI ... in refractory cases ... #Cardiology #Diagnosis