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Wide Complex Tachycardia - ECG Definition and Causes
 • Wide Complex Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac
Ventricular pacing • Electrocardiogram ... #WCT #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #definition #differential
Hypercalcemia - EKG Findings
Causes of Hypercalcemia 
• Malignancy 
• Milk-alkali syndrome 
• Vitamin D toxicity 
•
Findings Causes ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Differential # ... Causes #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Various wide complex tachycardia (WCT) differentiation algorithmic designs and algorithms.
The most commonly utilized approaches to differentiate
Various wide complex tachycardia ... approaches to differentiate ... #VTach #ECG #EKG ... #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... Triage EKG (no prior ... Differential/diagnosis ... #A4c #clinical ... #cardiology #McConnells
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
Embolism The sensitivity ... evaluating for other causes ... Drive: • Sinus Tachycardia ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #electrocardiogram
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG 

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Differential/diagnosis ... See thread for POCUS ... seen in 34% of cases ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
diagnosis includes ... #electrocardiogram ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #differential # ... cardiology
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
Wave Inversions - Differential ... TWaveInversions #TWI #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
(1) Sinus tachycardia ... 200ms from longer pause ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #differential
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Cause Injury By ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... Treat underlying cause ... #management #cardiology