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EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
(e.g. ectopic atrial ... through) QRS Complex ... proportional to heart ... a normal QT is less ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
events in-hospital. heart ... Subepicardial atrial ... tachycardia • Narrow complex ... #differential # ... cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... age-arteriosclerosis (less ... disorders - Chronic pulmonary ... Infarction • Pulmonary ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
capture of the atria ... may not occur Differential ... arrhythmia • Atrial ... PVC #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology
Atrioventricular (AV) Blocks

First Degree AV Block - "If your R is far from your P than
Weinckebach" • Less ... Heart Block • ... independently of the atria ... #heartblock #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #diagnosis
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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Right Heart Catheterization ... correlate in the SHOCK trial ... ., PE, right heart ... a_h_ghoneem #Right #Heart ... catheter #diagnosis #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 #
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... procedures - Cataract ... days before Pulmonary ... one post op Cardiology ... CARP, DECREASE V trials
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... ) • Valvular heart ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... Serial TTE and close ... diagnosis #management #cardiology