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Wellen's Syndrome 
Type A - Biphasic T wave 
Type B - Deeply inverted T wave
Wellen's Syndrome ... specific for a critical ... Classification #Types #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

WPW is a congenital abnormality characterized by an abnormal accessory conduction pathway between the atria
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome ... QRS interval on EKG ... The definitive treatment ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Clinical #Diagnosis
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
atrial tachycardia (MAT ... (2) Sick Sinus Syndrome ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is an abnormally fast heart rhythm arising from improper electrical activity in upper
Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome ... Symptoms may include ... #Clinical #MedStudent ... #Cardiology #EKG
Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome (WPW) is one of several disorders of the electrical system of the heart that
Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome ... bundle of Kent) may ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #MedStudent ... #EKG #WPW #WolffParkinsonWhite
Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Illness Script

Who?
 - Kids or young adults, usually < 30
 - high
Congenital Long QT Syndrome ... (Torsades) or vFib ... **Get baseline EKG ... family history) Treatment ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Ventricular fibrillation (V-fib or VF) is when the heart quivers instead of pumps due to disorganized
fibrillation (V-fib ... the absence of treatment ... #Clinical #MedStudent ... #Cardiology #EKG ... #VFib #VentricularFibrillation
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
(e.g., long QT ... syndrome, ARVC) ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... more intensive treatment ... #differential #cardiology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Clinical ... Muscle Weakness: May ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... Electrodiagnostic studies - EMG ... #treatment #neurology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
ECG is vital while ... & Dry) is the treatment ... acute coronary syndrome ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table