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Lead aVR on EKG
Lead aVR can provide some unique insight into 5 different conditions:

 - Acute
Lead aVR on EKG ... - Acute MI - Pericarditis ... narrow complex tachycardias ... Brugada criteria) #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #EKG
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT)
• At least 3 different P wave morphologies: 
• Rate 100-180
• Irregular 
Etiology
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia ... • Oxygen • Treatment ... #MAT #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #ECG ... #EKG #Management
Wide Complex Tachycardia - ECG Definition and Causes
 • Wide Complex Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac
- ECG Definition ... (WCT) is a cardiac ... #WCT #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... • Chest pain, pericarditis ... Unexplained sinus tachycardia ... shock, sudden cardiac ... #Management #Cardiology
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
- Differential Diagnosis ... fibrillation, sinus tachycardia ... Absent y descent - Cardiac ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam #cardiology
Pericarditis can be seen on EKG with diffuse ST elevations without reciprocal changes along with diffuse
Pericarditis can ... be seen on EKG ... First line treatment ... for pericarditis ... #Cardiology #Diagnosis
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Pericarditis: PR ... : Differential diagnosis ... includes ACS vs pericarditis ... aVR • Classic EKG ... #cardiology
Complications Following Myocardial Infarction
Heart Failure - Ineffcient pumping of the heart.  Can be acute or
) - Autoimmune pericarditis ... rupture, Leading to cardiac ... Arrhythmias - Sinus Tachycardia ... Myocardial #Infarction #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
• ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA ... CARDIOMYOPATHY • PERICARDITIS ... SYPATHOMIMETICS • CARDIAC ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
coronary syndrome, Cardiac ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... Troponin Increases, Cardiac ... hypokinesia, associated pericarditis ... #Causes #cardiology