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Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
Electrocardiogram (EKG ... rate control) - Heart ... failure (syrnptom ... Digoxin effect on ECG ... Electrocardiogram #EKG
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Severe Heart Failure ... Evaluation - EKG ... and refractory heart ... tachyarrhythmia causing heart ... decompensated heart
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
if suspected (e.g ... fistula causing heart ... failure • Myocardial ... telemetry for heart ... block (+/- daily EKG
Atrial fibrillation (AF or A-fib) is an abnormal heart rhythm characterized by rapid and irregular beating.
is an abnormal heart ... Occasionally there may be heart ... increased risk of heart ... failure, dementia ... Clinical #MedStudent #EKG
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG ... events in-hospital. heart ... failure, and death ... aVR • Classic EKG ... electrocardiogram #diagnosis #ekg
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Congenital heart ... Failure • Dyspnea ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... failure • Left ... sided IE: heart
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
of structural heart ... Underlying ischemic heart ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... 15% of beats) • Heart ... failure • Exacerbation
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
• Congenital heart ... failure • Dyspnea ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... failure • Left ... sided IE: Heart
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
has pre-existing heart ... failure, esp in ... review can help you figure ... will also get an EKG
ECG Basics - Heart Blocks #Diagnosis #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #Basics #HeartBlock #Table #AVBlock #Mobitz #Degree #Wenckebach
ECG Basics - Heart ... Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG