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The JT Interval and Pro-Arrhythmic Risk
Measured from the J-point to the end of the T-wave, the
the setting of ventricular ... #JTInterval #QTc ... #electrocardiogram ... pathophysiology #ekg ... #ecg #cardiology
QT / QTc Interval Measurement in Irregular Rhythms
2 Approaches:
 • Measure and calculate the QTc for
QT / QTc Interval ... #QTc #Interval ... Irregular #Rhythm #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
Hypothermia on EKG
 • J (Osborn) waves
 • PR, QRS, and QT prolongation
 • Various bradyarrythmias
Hypothermia on EKG ... • PR, QRS, and QT ... fib with slow ventricular ... #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
(Yamaguchi syndrome ... wave inversion syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Normal QT Interval Measurement
General rule: QT interval should be < 1/2 RR interval
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Normal QT Interval ... #QTc #Interval ... #Measurement #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
QT / QTc Interval Measurement in Wide QRS Complex
 - A wide QRS complex will lead
QT / QTc Interval ... #QTc #Interval ... Measurement #WideQRS #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
/QTC Interval: ... WolffParkinson-White syndrome ... Interpretation #ECG ... #Electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Electrocardiographic Features of Digoxin Toxicity
 • Virtually any arrhythmia is possible. None specific for digoxin toxicity
automaticity) with slow ventricular ... Shortening of QT ... interval • "Scooped ... digitalis #Toxicity #Electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... Familial dilated cardiomyopathy ... Arrhythmogenic right ventricular ... Cardiac #Arrest #cardiology ... #differential #diagnosis
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

WPW is a congenital abnormality characterized by an abnormal accessory conduction pathway between the atria
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome ... and widened QRS interval ... WolffParkinsonWhite #WPW #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Clinical #Diagnosis