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Causes of ST Elevation in ECG

#STElevation #STEMI #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram #Causes #Differential #ABCHELP #Mnemonic
Causes of ST Elevation ... in ECG #STElevation ... #STEMI #ECG #EKG ... #Electrocardiogram ... #Causes #Differential
Hypercalcemia - EKG Findings
Causes of Hypercalcemia 
• Malignancy 
• Milk-alkali syndrome 
• Vitamin D toxicity 
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Hypercalcemia - EKG ... Findings Causes ... Hypercalcemia #EKG ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Differential #
Normal QT Interval Measurement
General rule: QT interval should be < 1/2 RR interval
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interval - Only works ... Bazett's Formula: QTc ... #QTc #Interval ... cardiology #diagnosis #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
(EKG) Digoxin ... Digoxin effect on ECG ... waves - Short QT ... #EKG #Cardiology ... #Digitalis #ECG
Wide Complex Tachycardia - ECG Definition and Causes
 • Wide Complex Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac
Tachycardia - ECG ... Ventricular pacing • Electrocardiogram ... diagnosis #cardiology #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #definition #differential
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
Approach to ECGs ... Syncope #Syndromes #ECG ... #EKG #Checklist ... diagnosis #cardiology #electrocardiogram ... #differential
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
Wave Inversions - Differential ... TWaveInversions #TWI #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
Checklist for Evaluation ... - CBC with differential ... Relevant drug levels (e.g ... tox/infectious workup ... rigidity) Consider EEG
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG ... aVR • Classic EKG ... widened QRS and QTc ... #AVR #leadAVR #ecg ... #diagnosis #ekg
Hyperkalemia shortens repolarization; changes in the T wave provide the earliest clues to hyperpotassemia.
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repolarization causes ... prolonged PR and QT ... #Hyperkalemia #EKG ... #ECG #Changes # ... Progression #Table