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1. "Sinus Tach" at ~150 bpm is your cue to look for flutter waves
2. Don't trust
"Sinus Tach" at ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #ECG #Atrial #Flutter
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Control rate (e.g ... pulmonary disease or CHF ... Control rate (e.g ... Tachycardia #Treatment #management ... #cardiology #algorithm
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Cardiac Amyloid ... Clinical Presentation ... despite hx HTN) EKG ... precordial leads) - atrial ... Signs #Symptoms #Cardiology
Classic EKG triad of long QT, ST-depression, and PVCs in Hypokalemia
Worry about hypokalemia; this patient had
Classic EKG triad ... this patient had cardiac ... LongQTC #PVCs #EKG ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Cardiology #Clinical
Ventricular tachycardia (V-tach or VT) is a type of regular and fast heart rate that arises
tachycardia (V-tach ... may result in cardiac ... #Clinical #MedStudent ... #Cardiology #EKG ... #VTach #VentricularTachycardia
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
In AVNRT, the atria ... EKG of the same ... narrow complex tach ... that’s called “clinical ... PhysicalExam #JVP #Cardiology
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Manage acute cardiac ... Fulminant: - Acute HF ... Pericarditis, Tamponade EKG ... Myocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #summary
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
x-ray and and ECG ... root, and left atrium ... Northwestern University #Clinical ... #EM #Radiology ... #POCUS #CardiacUS
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy (e.g ... hemodynamics (e.g ... LVEF recovery (e.g ... teratogenic GDMT meds (e.g ... #cardiology #treatment
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
disease b) CHF ... indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology