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Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
• ↑ Ca - short QT ... QT via long ST ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #electrocardiogram ... #differential
Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Illness Script

Who?
 - Kids or young adults, usually < 30
 - high
QT Syndrome: Illness ... **Get baseline EKG ... - QT prolonging ... or very long QTc ... LongQT #Syndrome #Diagnosis
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Causes of Sudden ... /short QT syndromes ... QT syndrome: Drugs ... #cardiology #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Hyperkalemia shortens repolarization; changes in the T wave provide the earliest clues to hyperpotassemia.
 - At
prolonged PR and QT ... and diastolic arrest ... #Diagnosis #Hyperkalemia ... #EKG #ECG #Changes ... #Progression #Table
WOBBLER  for ECG assessment in Syncope 
W - Wolff Parkinson White 
O - Obstructed AV
, can be caused ... characteristically cause ... QT syndrome but ... is also a short QT ... #EKG #ECG #Diagnosis
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
(4) SA node arrest ... AV block 1º - long ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #differential
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
(electrocardiogram ... ) in cases of syncope ... Section: QT interval ... QT syndrome or ... short QT syndrome
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... and a prolonged QT ... waves - Short QT ... waves • Short QT ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
., long QT syndrome ... heart disease Causes ... may not occur Differential ... Diagnosis: • PAC ... #differential #
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... granulomas within the lungs ... (e.g. incidental ... neuropathy or cardiac arrest ... cardiomyopathy) and syncope