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Pericardial Effusion on EKG
 • Electrical alternans
 • Low voltage
 • Sinus tachycardia (suggests possibility of
Pericardial Effusion ... alternans • Low ... #Effusion #EKG ... #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Knuckle Sign on ECG - Acute Pericarditis

Electrocardiogram of a 68-year-old woman two days after coronary artery
Knuckle Sign on ECG ... surgery with small pericardial ... effusion seen on ... elevation, except ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
atrial injury from pericardial ... widened QRS and QTc ... interval, RAD 130 ... #electrocardiogram ... #diagnosis #ekg
Pericarditis - Definition and Diagnostic Criteria
Acute Pericarditis 
 • Inflammatory pericardial syndrome to be diagnosed with
new widespread ST-elevation ... depression on ECG ... effusion (new or ... findings: - Elevation ... a symptom-free interval
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Diagnosis Framework ... interval J Wave ... Prinzmetal's Angina: • Epicardial ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
progression ST ... /QTC Interval: ... • QT interval is ... #Electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Electrocardiographic Features of Digoxin Toxicity
 • Virtually any arrhythmia is possible. None specific for digoxin toxicity
Shortening of QT ... interval • "Scooped ... " or "sagging" ST ... digitalis #Toxicity #Electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
Raynaud, migraine, etc ... associated with ST ... Variable troponin elevation ... Diagnosis: ... changes on tele/ECG
Hyperkalemia shortens repolarization; changes in the T wave provide the earliest clues to hyperpotassemia.
 - At
prolonged PR and QT ... intervals ... diminished and ST ... #Diagnosis #Hyperkalemia ... #EKG #ECG #Changes
WOBBLER  for ECG assessment in Syncope 
W - Wolff Parkinson White 
O - Obstructed AV
WOBBLER for ECG ... for a short PR interval ... so called coved ST ... elevation Now syncope ... #ECG #Diagnosis