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Hyperkalemia shortens repolarization; changes in the T wave provide the earliest clues to hyperpotassemia.
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Hyperkalemia shortens ... prolonged PR and QT ... to 12.0 mEq/L, ventricular ... #Diagnosis #Hyperkalemia ... #EKG #ECG #Changes
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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mmol/L - Consider cause ... Treatment guided by clinical ... scenario, ECG and ... Prevention - Consider cause ... #management #algorithm
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
arrhythmia syndromes (e.g ... ., long QT syndrome ... heart disease Causes ... Hypomagnesemia • Hypokalemia ... 300 = NSVT EKG
Cardiomyopathy in setting of Hyperkalemia on POCUS Echocardiogram
Hypotensive, suspected rhabo, ECG c/w hyperK.
Normalized post calcium &
in setting of Hyperkalemia ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... suspected rhabo, ECG ... Nice QA case to ... #clinical #psax
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... V5-6 • Left Ventricular ... voltage Other Causes ... diagnosis #cardiology #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
Recurrent Polymorphic VT/Torsades de Pointes - Management Algorithm
Drugs that prolong QT interval:
 • Class 1a (quinidine,
Pointes - Management Algorithm ... Drugs that prolong QT ... Hypomagnesemia • Hypokalemia ... 1b (lidocaine)- case ... TDP #Management #Algorithm
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
evaluate potential causes ... pathway that can cause ... • L: Left Ventricular ... Clinical Utility ... #differential #echocardiogram
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber

50's male witnessed arrest. Unknown hx. AED no
Ventricular Fibrillation ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... getting 12 lead ECG ... Fibrillation #VFib #S4C ... ultrasound #Cardiology #clinical
Loperamide and QT Prolongation - Recently, there have been increasing cases of cardiotoxicity associated with high-dose
been increasing cases ... This EKG is from ... prolongation, ventricular ... #Clinical #Toxicology ... #ECG #EKG #Loperamide
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal Short Axis

50's male witnessed arrest. Unknown hx. AED no
Ventricular Fibrillation ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... getting 12 lead ECG ... RJonesSonoEM #Ventricular ... ultrasound #Cardiology #clinical