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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS

78 year old woman - Acute delirium but complaining of chest pain 
ECG:
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... on POCUS 78 ... of chest pain ECG ... #Cardiomyopathy ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology
Normal QT Interval Measurement
General rule: QT interval should be < 1/2 RR interval
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Measurement General ... #QTc #Interval ... #Normal #Measurement ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
ischemia/infarction Takotsubo ... (Yamaguchi syndrome ... wave inversion syndrome ... Diagnosis #Causes #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram
QT / QTc Interval Measurement in Wide QRS Complex
 - A wide QRS complex will lead
QT / QTc Interval ... Measurement in ... #Measurement #WideQRS ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
QT / QTc Interval Measurement in Irregular Rhythms
2 Approaches:
 • Measure and calculate the QTc for
Measurement in ... #Measurement #Irregular ... #Rhythm #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
QT / QTc Interval Measurement in Prominent U Wave
If the U wave is distinct from the
Measurement in ... include it in the measurement ... #Measurement #UWave ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Cardiomyopathies 

Manifestations of cardiomyopathy (CM) range from microscopic alterations in cardiac myocytes to fulminant Heart Failure
CPVT) • Short QT ... Syndrome • Dilated ... Myocarditis • Stress (Takotsubo ... Hypereosinophilic syndrome ... Cardiomyopathies #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
- Syncope Syndromes ... mchlwng #Syncope #Syndromes ... #ECG #EKG #Checklist ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #electrocardiogram
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
/QTC Interval: ... WolffParkinson-White syndrome ... Interpretation #ECG ... #Electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Atypical Takotsubo Syndrome - Basal Subtype
Atypical Takotsubo Syndrome in patient requiring ECMO
1. 6% of MI have
Atypical Takotsubo ... Syndrome - Basal ... #Syndrome #Cardiomyopathy ... Subtype #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #echocardiogram