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Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Illness Script

Who?
 - Kids or young adults, usually < 30
 - high
QT Syndrome: Illness ... **Get baseline EKG ... in new syncope/ ... - QT prolonging ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
• ↑ Ca - short QT ... QT via long ST ... QT, assoc withlK ... QT (>480-500ms) ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
/pacer - QTc ... DANGER - Short QT ... 360 ms: ↑ca - Long ... QT: "antis and ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
WOBBLER  for ECG assessment in Syncope 
W - Wolff Parkinson White 
O - Obstructed AV
WOBBLER for ECG ... Repolarisation as found in long ... QT syndrome but ... is also a short QT ... #Cardiology
EKG with Cerebral T Waves in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

ECG of a 45-year-old man who suddenly collapsed to
These ECG changes ... the result of ↑ICP ... There is a long ... QT. ... Hemorrhage #SAH #Cardiology
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ... hyponatremia, AKI, etc ... esp in work-up/management ... will also get an EKG ... diagnosis #workup #criticalcare
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
Section: QT interval ... This includes long ... QT syndrome or ... short QT syndrome ... #cardiology #differential