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Torsades de Pointes
• "Twisting of the pointes" 
• QRS axis swings from positive to negative direction
Originates from single focus ... that prolong the QT ... Hypomagnesemia Hypokalemia ... TorsadesDePointes #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG
Classic EKG triad of long QT, ST-depression, and PVCs in Hypokalemia
Worry about hypokalemia; this patient had
Classic EKG triad ... of long QT, ST-depression ... this patient had cardiac ... LongQTC #PVCs #EKG ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Checklist Approach to Hypokalemia

Consider risk factors for arrhythmia:
 - EKG changes (especially QT prolongation)
 - Digoxin
Checklist Approach ... arrhythmia: - EKG ... their validity (e.g ... clinical context & EKG ... patients (including cardiac
Short QT Syndrome
Short QT syndrome (SQTS) is a very rare, recently described syndrome in which an
associated with cardiac ... arrest and sudden cardiac ... patients with SQTS Hypercalcemia ... Syndrome #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
QRS complex Pulmonary ... Disorders: • Hyperkalemia ... no P waves • Hypercalcemia ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
manifestation of cardiac ... arrhythmia syndromes (e.g ... ., long QT syndrome ... Hypomagnesemia • Hypokalemia ... 300 = NSVT EKG
Yamaguchi cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram (A4C)

ECG has been stable for years, she only feels unwell when in
Echocardiogram (A4C) ECG ... has been stable ... Cardiac MR shows ... hypertrophic #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... exam Determine Cardiac ... indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... postoperative cardiac
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy (e.g ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... hemodynamics (e.g ... LVEF recovery (e.g ... teratogenic GDMT meds (e.g
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
known drug causes (eg ... remifentanil, digoxin etc ... myocardial infarction, hyperkalaemia ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... Management #Workup #Cardiology