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Wide Complex Tachycardia - ECG Definition and Causes
 • Wide Complex Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac
: • Ventricular ... imbalance • Ventricular ... artifact #WideComplex ... WCT #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
bundle branch blocks ... bundle branch block ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Treatment of Stable Wide-Complex Tachycardia
Regular
 • If ventricular tachycardia or uncertain rhythm:
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Regular • If ventricular ... nodal agents (e.g ... diltiazem or B-blockers ... #WideComplex #Tachycardia ... Treatment #management #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... 200ms from longer pause ... - ventricular pacemaker ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #differential
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Diagnosis: • Focused medical ... exam • 12-lead ECG ... supraventricular or ventricular ... tachycardia • Ventricular ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... Bundle Branch Block ... bundle-branch block ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
(electrocardiogram ... evaluate potential causes ... • L: Left Ventricular ... arrhythmogenic right ventricular ... #cardiology #differential
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Characterized by left ventricular ... from placenta): block ... LVEF <45% • Left ventricular ... tachycardia on the electrocardiogram ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology