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Tachycardia - Wide vs Narrow Complex, Regular vs Irregular rhythm table

#Diagnosis #Cardiology #EKG #ECG #WideComplex #Narrow
table #Diagnosis ... #ECG #WideComplex ... #Tachycardia #Irregular ... #Table #Comparison ... #Differential
QT / QTc Interval Measurement in Irregular Rhythms
2 Approaches:
 • Measure and calculate the QTc for
QT / QTc Interval ... the associated QT ... for the QT intervals ... Rhythm #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
Flattened T waves QT ... • QT interval is ... = QT / √ RR - ... thumb: a normal QT ... #Electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
• ↑ Ca - short QT ... • ↓ Ca - long QT ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #electrocardiogram ... #differential
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
: Differential diagnosis ... widened QRS and QTc ... #electrocardiogram ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #differential #
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
- Differential ... and a prolonged QT ... waves - Short QT ... waves • Short QT ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... node Narrow - Irregular ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #differential
Hyperkalemia shortens repolarization; changes in the T wave provide the earliest clues to hyperpotassemia.
 - At
prolonged PR and QT ... QRS widens, and irregular ... #Diagnosis #Hyperkalemia ... #EKG #ECG #Changes ... #Progression #Table
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
(electrocardiogram ... coved ST-segment elevation ... Section: QT interval ... includes long QT ... syndrome or short QT
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Diagnosis The ... hypoxemia/Sepsis etc ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... #Differential #