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Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
Cardiac Rupture ... Note larger right ... Not resuscitated ... MyocardialInfarction #AMI #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound #Cardiology
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
Digoxin is a cardiac ... syrnptom reduction) - not ... Digoxin effect on ECG ... #Cardiology #Digitalis ... #ECG
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS

78 year old woman - Acute delirium but complaining of chest pain 
ECG:
Cardiomyopathy on POCUS ... of chest pain ECG ... chest leads Cardiac ... Cardiomyopathy #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology
Cardiogenic Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Identifying Hypoperfusion from Cardiac Dysfunction
 • Exam: Congestion vs Hypoperfusion
Diagnosis and Management ... Hypoperfusion from Cardiac ... Diagnostic Studies • POCUS ... Management: • ... #cardiology
Cardiac Event Monitoring Devices - Compared
Ambulatory ECG (Hotter):
 • Advantages: Continuous recording, records asx events, all
Cardiac Event Monitoring ... Compared Ambulatory ECG ... Disadvantages: Does not ... Devices #Comparison #cardiology ... #management #holter
Osborn waves - positive deflections at the J point (negative in aVR and V1) with a
, but they are not ... This EKG was recorded ... #Cardiology #diagnosis ... #CriticalCare # ... Electrocardiogram #ECG
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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gallop • Abnormal ECG ... shock, sudden cardiac ... death Management ... Myocarditis #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG is helpful in ... other causes of cardio-pulmonary ... in relation to ECG ... • S1-Q3-T3 (not ... AcutePE #diagnosis #cardiology
Focal Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram
70s F with acute dyspnoea, no pain. POCUS in ER- What's your
POCUS in ER- What's ... Not in keeping with ... echocardiogram #pocus ... #clinical #cardiology
Almost any type of cardiac arrhythmia is seen in digitalis toxic­ity. However, type II second-degree atrioventricular
Almost any type of cardiac ... (AV) block is not ... The various ECG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Digoxin