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Electrocardiographic Features of Digoxin Toxicity
 • Virtually any arrhythmia is possible. None specific for digoxin toxicity
AV conduction) "Digitalis ... Shortening of QT ... Electrocardiogram #ekg ... #ecg #toxicology ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Torsades de Pointes 
•Precipitated by drugs that prolong the QT interval 
•Class IA antidysrhythmics (procainamide, quinidine)
that prolong the QT ... quinidine) •Class IC ... TorsadesDePointes #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG
QT / QTc Interval Measurement in Irregular Rhythms
2 Approaches:
 • Measure and calculate the QTc for
QT / QTc Interval ... Irregular Rhythms 2 Approaches ... intervals on the EKG ... #diagnosis #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
Approach to ECGs ... /pacer - QTc ... DANGER - Short QT ... : ↑ca - Long QT ... #ECG #EKG #diagnosis
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
Approach to ECGs ... • ↑ Ca - short QT ... Syncope #Syndromes #ECG ... #EKG #Checklist ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Torsades de Pointes
• "Twisting of the pointes" 
• QRS axis swings from positive to negative direction
that prolong the QT ... quridine) Class IC ... TorsadesDePointes #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG
Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Illness Script

Who?
 - Kids or young adults, usually < 30
 - high
Congenital Long QT ... **Get baseline EKG ... - QT prolonging ... LongQT #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Checklist Approach to Hypokalemia

Consider risk factors for arrhythmia:
 - EKG changes (especially QT prolongation)
 - Digoxin
Checklist Approach ... arrhythmia: - EKG ... changes (especially QT ... their validity (e.g ... clinical context & EKG
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
Approach to Selecting ... the patient's diagnosis ... (e.g. pneumonia ... #Management #CriticalCare ... RespiratorySupport #Selection #Algorithm
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
hyponatremia, AKI, etc ... esp in work-up/management ... will also get an EKG ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis ... #workup #criticalcare