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ECG Basics - Atrial Rhythms #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #Atrial #SVT #Comparison #Table #AFib #AFlutter #MAT #WAP
ECG Basics - Atrial ... Rhythms #Cardiology #MedStudent ... #EKG #Atrial #SVT ... Comparison #Table #AFib ... #AFlutter #MAT
Hyperkaelemia ECG Features - With mild to moderate hyperkalemia, there is reduction of the size of
Hyperkaelemia ECG ... Severe hyperkalemia ... complex, and the ECG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #MedStudent #EKG
Hypothermia on EKG
 • J (Osborn) waves
 • PR, QRS, and QT prolongation
 • Various bradyarrythmias
Hypothermia on EKG ... . sinus bradycardia ... osborn #waves #EKG ... #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Hyperkalemia on EKG
"Mild" Hyperkalemia
 • Peaked, narrow-based T Waves
 • Double counting of HR by EKG
EKG "Mild" Hyperkalemia ... counting of HR by EKG ... rhythm Presence Of EKG ... #EKG #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... abberancy - N B Afib ... 60 (1) Sinus bradycardia ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis
BRASH Syndrome

B - Bradycardia
R - Renal failure
A - AV nodal blockade
S - Shock
H - Hyperkalemia

Typical ECG
Syndrome B - Bradycardia ... S - Shock H - Hyperkalemia ... Typical ECG ... flattening of P waves (Bradycardia ... BRASH #Syndrome #diagnosis
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... junction origin (e.g ... within the atria (e.g ... @AmyChung #EKG ... Interpretation #ECG
Beta Blocker Side Effects / Toxicity
Cardiac Side Effects:
 • Sinus bradycardia, AV block, Heart failure exacerbation,
Effects: • Sinus bradycardia ... withdrawal syndrome (e.g ... Facilitation of hyperkalemia ... #pharmacology #diagnosis
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis 
 • Cardiac disease: Myocardial ischemia / infarction, Myocarditis, Congenital disorders, Cardiomyopathies,
Electrolyte disturbance (e.g ... . hyperkalemia) ... toxic exposures (e.g ... • Infections (e.g ... • Autoimmune (e.g
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... exam • 12-lead ECG ... • Bradycardia ... Valvular disease (e.g ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss