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Pediatric ECG Interpretation Guide

1) Rate Calculation
2) Rhythm
3) QRS Axis
4) P Wave
5) ST Segment
6) QTc
7) QRS Complex
8)
Pediatric ECG Interpretation ... ST Segment 6) QTc ... #Interpretation ... #Pediatrics #peds ... #cardiology #Electrocardiogram
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
Digoxin effect on ... ) Digoxin is a ... waves - Short QT ... #Cardiology #Digitalis ... #ECG
Electrocardiographic Features of Digoxin Toxicity
 • Virtually any arrhythmia is possible. None specific for digoxin toxicity
None specific for digoxin ... Shortening of QT ... Electrocardiogram #ekg ... #ecg #toxicology ... #cardiology #diagnosis
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... Flattened T waves QT ... • QT interval is ... = QT / √ RR - ... thumb: a normal QT
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
Approach to ECGs ... DANGER - Short QT ... : ↑ca - Long QT ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #interpretation
Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Illness Script

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

Consider risk factors for arrhythmia:
 - EKG changes (especially QT prolongation)
 - Digoxin
arrhythmia: - EKG ... changes (especially QT ... prolongation) - Digoxin ... #Hypokalemia #Management ... #CriticalCare
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
arrhythmia syndromes (e.g ... ., long QT syndrome ... Substances • Digoxin ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... #differential #cardiology
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
remifentanil, digoxin ... etc) ... beta-blocker; digoxin ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup #Cardiology
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
hyponatremia, AKI, etc ... esp in work-up/management ... miss MDR bugs) MEDS ... will also get an EKG ... diagnosis #workup #criticalcare