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EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... Arrhythmia* (e.g ... Incomplete or Complete ... in relation to ECG ... #EKG #Pulmonary
A Summary slide of Sinoatrial Rhythms 
 • Sinus Rhythm
 • Sinus Arrhythmia
Arrhythmia ... Complexes • Sinoatrial ... Sinoatrial #Rhythms #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ekg #ecg
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
intervening QRS complex ... Wandering Atrial ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram ... variants #clinical #comparison
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG ... Subepicardial atrial ... • Predictor of arrhythmia ... tachycardia • Narrow complex ... cardiology
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
intervening QRS complex ... Wandering Atrial ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram ... variants #clinical #comparison
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Cardiomyopathy • Inherited arrhythmia ... capture of the atria ... may not occur Differential ... • Atrial fibrillation ... #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... exam • 12-lead ECG ... Pheochromocytoma • Pulmonary ... #Palpitations #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
In the differential ... walls that measure less ... To differentiate ... without associated pulmonary ... Cyst #Emphysema #Comparison
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... CV disease - Arrhythmia ... procedures - Cataract ... days before Pulmonary ... one post op Cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... shock and severe arrhythmias ... Serial TTE and close ... diagnosis #management #cardiology