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Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

WPW is a congenital abnormality characterized by an abnormal accessory conduction pathway between the atria
a delta wave, short ... 120 msec) 3 Short ... WolffParkinsonWhite #WPW #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Clinical #Diagnosis
Wide Complex Tachycardia - ECG Definition and Causes
 • Wide Complex Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac
aberrancy in the His-Purkinje ... Ventricular pacing • Electrocardiogram ... Tachycardia #WCT #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
small boxes) - HiPR ... 500 DANGER - Short ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #interpretation
Second Degree Heart Block, Mobitz Type II

• p waves are normal 
• QRS complexes are usually
are normal • QRS ... generally in the His-Purkinje ... SecondDegree #HeartBlock #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - VT vs. SVT - Wide Tachycardias
DDx = VT vs. SVT with BBB
All
Approach to ECGs ... 160ms) - AV dissociation ... VentricularTachycardia #Versus #ecg ... #ekg #cardiology ... #diagnosis #electrocardiogram
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Regular, Wide-Complex Tachycardia
1. aVR: Is the initial deflection in aVR positive?
AV Dissociation: ... morphology: Is the QRS ... Interpretation #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
Approach to ECGs ... , peak T, wide QRS ... wave inversion, QRS ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #electrocardiogram
Atrioventricular (AV) Blocks

First Degree AV Block - "If your R is far from your P than
preceding each QRS ... leading to AV node dissociation ... heart #heartblock #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
1/3 height of QRS ... or bigger than QRS ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #STEMI
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
Count number of QRS ... de pointes • Short ... Interpretation #ECG ... #Electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis