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Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
Cannon A waves during ... EKG of the same ... rapid cannon a waves ... Hussainch #Cannon #Awaves ... #AVNRT #PhysicalExam
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
overdose: Prominent R wave ... prominent terminal R wave ... tachycardia ddx: AVNRT ... tachycardia (SVT ... #electrocardiogram
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
J point • De Winter ... V2 • Wellens sign ... from ST-segment ... #EKG #diagnosis ... differential #cardiology #electrocardiogram
Supraventricular Tachycardia EKG

Here’s a great ECG case of a 50-year-old lady who presented with palpitations

Her heart
distinguishing QRS from ... T wave in some ... consistent with SVT ... @EM_RESUS #AVRT ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
STE: "Pardee's sign ... Bundle Branch Block ... bundle-branch block ... (Eiffel Tower sign ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - VT vs. SVT - Wide Tachycardias
DDx = VT vs. SVT with BBB
All
- Brugada's sign ... - The distance from ... nadir of the S-wave ... nadir of the S-wave ... #diagnosis #electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
Equivalents / Don't Miss Signs ... bigger than QRS - deWinter ... T waves - starts ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram
Atrioventricular (AV) Blocks

First Degree AV Block - "If your R is far from your P than
your R is far from ... 200 msec) • P wave ... intervals until a P wave ... completely absent, P waves ... #ekg #diagnosis
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
w/ BBB (3) SVT ... flutter (3) SVTs ... 3 different P waves ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram
Visual Guide to AV Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT) - Pathophysiology
 - Dual AV nodal physiology is
pathway which blocks ... incoming current from ... In most case P wave ... as 'pseudo-s' wave ... and 'pseudo-r' wave