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EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
interval < 120 ms ... interval ≥ 120 ms ... de pointes • Short ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Interpretation #ECG
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
Approach to ECGs ... ICD/pacer - QTc ... 500 DANGER - Short ... QT <300-360 ms: ... #Approach #ECG
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation on POCUS

Ultrasound probe footprint sitting posteriorly, indicator pointing to humeral head, on this
Dislocation on POCUS Ultrasound ... Labeled Schematic ... Dislocation #POCUS #MSK ... #ultrasound #clinical ... #MSK #sports
Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
Non-ischemic EKG ... (nl <4 cm) Labeled ... Echocardiogram #PLAX #Clinical ... #Ultrasound #POCUS
TypeA Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

80yo F presents with CP&SOB after syncope. BP 91/62, HR81, O2sat
EKG: afib, twi I ... Labeled Schematic ... Echocardiogram #Clinical ... #Ultrasound #PLAX
This one at K = 2.4
The down up morphology remains
The computer measures the QT at 565
computer measures the QT ... at 565 ms, QTc ... at 591 ms This measurment ... smithECGBlog #Clinical ... #ECG #EKG #Hypokalemia
Mask Oxygen Delivery Devices

Simple Mask aka Hudson's Mask:
 • Flow 6-10 LPM
 • FiO2 35-50%
Face Tent:
Mask Oxygen Delivery ... aka Hudson's Mask ... (e.g. facial trauma ... recent surgery, etc ... the exhalation ports
US guided musculocutaneous nerve block for forearm laceration.  Short axis of needle and nerve are
Short axis of needle ... and nerve are labeled ... NerveBlock #POCUS #Ultrasound ... #Clinical #Transverse ... #MSK #Anesthesia
TISSUE APPEARANCES ON 
MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND 

Bone:
 
Bone is represented as a very bright structure and appears
MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND ... Nerve: Ultrasound ... of hypoechoic spots ... MUSCULOSKELETAL #MSK ... #POCUS #Atlas #Clinical
Calf Muscle Hematoma on POCUS

50 year old male playing tennis felt a pop in his leg.
Gastrocnemius #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #msk ... #orthopedics #sports ... #labeled