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Torsades de Pointes
• "Twisting of the pointes" 
• QRS axis swings from positive to negative direction
direction single lead ... Hypomagnesemia Hypokalemia ... TorsadesDePointes #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Triage EKG (no prior ... Sister had MI in ... Differential/diagnosis ... Echocardiogram #A4c ... #clinical #cardiology
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Imaging Plane, e.g ... ., LAX, SAX, or4C ... Structures Visualized, e.g ... #Nomenclature #POCUS ... #cardiology #views
Yamaguchi cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram (A4C)

ECG has been stable for years, she only feels unwell when in
Echocardiogram (A4C ... ) ECG has been ... stable for years ... hypertrophic #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Modified Sgarbossa Criteria - Diagnostic Checklist for diagnosing MI in LBBB or Pacemaker
1) Identify LBBB or
native + PM beat fusing ... Discordance" = ST ... #Checklist #EKG ... electrocardiogram #ecg ... #cardiology #lbbb
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
- Differential Diagnosis ... depression Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... downsloping - Coving ... #cardiology #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
Anterior Hypokinesis on POCUS Echocardiogram

A 69yo female with history of hypertension presents with 30min shortness of
EKG unremarkable ... This was her EKG ... Pt doing well. ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #PSAX #WMA #Akinesis
Anterior-Septal Wall Motion Abnormality on POCUS Echocardiogram

58yoM smoker, neg nuclear ST last week, with CP that
smoker, neg nuclear ST ... EKG: nsr, TWI v1 ... What's his diagnosis ... Echocardiogram #Clinical #Cardiology ... #PLAX #LAD
WOBBLER  for ECG assessment in Syncope 
W - Wolff Parkinson White 
O - Obstructed AV
WOBBLER for ECG ... syncope patient, going ... Mnemonic #Syncope #EKG ... #ECG #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Coronary Ostium Obstruction by Aortic Intimal Flap on Echocardiogram
Aortic intimal flap may alternately obstruct right and
rise to transient ST ... elevations in different ECG ... Flap #dissection #a4c ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus