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Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT)
• At least 3 different P wave morphologies: 
• Rate 100-180
• Irregular 
Etiology
• Oxygen • Treatment ... condition • Rate control ... Tachycardia #MAT #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #ECG ... #EKG #Management
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#Diagnosis #Cardiology #EKG #ECG
Having a Mental ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Mnemonic
Progressive ECG changes with increasing 
hyperkalaemia. 
 (a) Normal 
 (b) Tented T wave (arrow)
Progressive ECG ... complex (d) 'Sine ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Hyperkalemia
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
flutter (rate control ... reduction) - not first Iine ... Digoxin effect on ECG ... #Cardiology #Digitalis ... #ECG
Dextrocardia on EKG
 • Limb leads look like LA ←→ RA transposition
 • V1 ←→ V2
Dextrocardia on EKG ... Limb leads look like ... • V3 - V6 look like ... #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
preload excessively Control ... blood pressure - Central ... blood pressure control ... #Management #Cardiology ... dCHF #Diastolic #Treatment
Owing to the morbidity and need for urgent treatment, STEMI is the default diagnosis is patients
need for urgent treatment ... features of the EKG ... : #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #STElevation
Hyperkalemia on EKG
"Mild" Hyperkalemia
 • Peaked, narrow-based T Waves
 • Double counting of HR by EKG
Hyperkalemia on EKG ... Pseudo-STEMI / Brugada-like ... Sinoventricular rhythm • "Sine ... #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Checklist Approach to Hypokalemia

Consider risk factors for arrhythmia:
 - EKG changes (especially QT prolongation)
 - Digoxin
arrhythmia: - EKG ... their validity (e.g ... DKA (either via central ... line or split into ... two peripheral lines
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Echinocandins (e.g ... complications) 2) Lines ... and Tubes • Central ... venous line, it ... #candidiasis #treatment