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Lead aVR on EKG
Lead aVR can provide some unique insight into 5 different conditions:

 - Acute
Lead aVR on EKG ... tachycardias by using ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Lead ... #AVR #Utility #ALiEM
Right sided ECG leads (V1R-V6R) are positioned in a mirror image fashion to the standard 12-lead
Right sided ECG ... (RV) infarcts #EM ... #Cardiology #RightSided ... #EKG #Lead #Placement ... #ALiEM
Posterior ECG leads (V7-V9) are applied by moving V4-V6 to under the left scapula.Purpose: To detect
Posterior ECG leads ... lateral wall AMI #EM ... #Cardiology #Posterior ... #EKG #Lead #Placement ... #ALiEM
Torsades de Pointes
• "Twisting of the pointes" 
• QRS axis swings from positive to negative direction
direction single lead ... Originates from single focus ... Hypomagnesemia Hypokalemia ... TorsadesDePointes #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG
Junctional Rhythms - Junctional rhythm describes an abnormal heart rhythm resulting from impulses coming from a
from impulses coming ... from a locus of ... #Cardiology #MedStudent ... #EKG #Junctional ... #Rhythms #Table
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
downsloping - Coving ... Disorders: • Hyperkalemia ... no P waves • Hypercalcemia ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Anterior Hypokinesis on POCUS Echocardiogram

A 69yo female with history of hypertension presents with 30min shortness of
Hypokinesis on POCUS ... EKG unremarkable ... This was her EKG ... Pt doing well. ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Ventricular Fibrillation - Transesophageal echo
POC-TEE in cardiac arrest: Instant recognition of shockable rhythm during a pulse
shockable rhythm during ... a pulse check (ECG ... leads weren't working ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #Cardiology #Clinical
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
ECG is vital while ... then be excreted using ... pump, Impella, LVAD ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
(@MarkRamzyDO, EM ... Hamilton, MD (EM ... he suffered no head ... This post will focus ... #Radiology #CTChest