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Hyperkalemia shortens repolarization; changes in the T wave provide the earliest clues to hyperpotassemia.
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Hyperkalemia shortens ... repolarization; changes ... prolonged PR and QT ... to 12.0 mEq/L, ventricular ... #EKG #ECG #Changes
Checklist Approach to Hypokalemia

Consider risk factors for arrhythmia:
 - EKG changes (especially QT prolongation)
 - Digoxin
arrhythmia: - EKG ... changes (especially ... their validity (e.g ... incongruous with clinical ... context & EKG)
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
manifestation of cardiac ... arrhythmia syndromes (e.g ... heart disease Causes ... Hypomagnesemia • Hypokalemia ... 300 = NSVT EKG
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... Diagnosis Framework STEMI ... dissection • Sodium-channel ... diagnosis #cardiology #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
A wandering atrial pacemaker, (WAP), is an atrial arrhythmia that occurs when the natural cardiac pacemaker
when the natural cardiac ... identifiable on ECG ... morphological changes ... #EKG #WAP #WanderingAtrialPacemaker ... #ECGEducator
Loperamide and QT Prolongation - Recently, there have been increasing cases of cardiotoxicity associated with high-dose
This EKG is from ... prolongation, ventricular ... is a potassium channel ... #Clinical #Toxicology ... #ECG #EKG #Loperamide
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
x-ray and and ECG ... long, the right ventricular ... Northwestern University #Clinical ... EM #Radiology #POCUS ... #CardiacUS #ParsternalLong
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
evaluate potential causes ... risk of sudden cardiac ... • L: Left Ventricular ... Clinical Utility ... risk for sudden cardiac
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
by excretion (e.g ... its metabolism (e.g ... hypoxemia/Sepsis etc ... perfusion - Cardiac ... failure - Low cardiac
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Seizures • Vision changes ... bone marrow or stem ... Blood transfusion, Hypercalcemia ... • EEG: With persistent ... the underlying cause