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ST depression & T wave inversion causes #Pathophys #Diagnosis #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #Differential #TWI #STD #TWaveInversion
ST depression & ... T wave inversion ... causes #Pathophys ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #MedStudent #EKG
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
- Syncope Syndromes ... Wong @mchlwng #Syncope ... #Syndromes #ECG ... #EKG #Checklist ... #diagnosis #cardiology
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 ... #EKG #Pulmonary ... Embolism #AcutePE #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 ... #cardiology #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
Isthmus Independent Atrial Flutter
 • Rapid atrial activity without typical inferior sawtooth waves suggests CTI-independent flutter
suggests CTI-independent ... • Negative F waves ... Flutter #aflutter #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram ... cardiology #clinical #diagnosis
ST segment elevation in acute myocardial ischemia

ST segment elevations with straight (horizontal, upsloping or downsloping) or
less likely to be caused ... American and European guidelines ... the underlying cause ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #STEMI
Hyperkalemia shortens repolarization; changes in the T wave provide the earliest clues to hyperpotassemia.
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repolarization causes ... in conduction causes ... diminished and ST ... #Diagnosis #Hyperkalemia ... #EKG #ECG #Changes
WOBBLER  for ECG assessment in Syncope 
W - Wolff Parkinson White 
O - Obstructed AV
WOBBLER for ECG ... morphology of the ST ... so called coved ST ... , can be caused ... #EKG #ECG #Diagnosis
ECG characteristics of early repolarization
 - The ST segment elevations are concave and most pronounced in
ECG characteristics ... T-waves have high ... occur on the same ECG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Early
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
- Differential Diagnosis ... Dysplasias • (e.g ... Chronic UTI) • ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... endocrinology #causes