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Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW)
- Orthodromic AVRT: Narrow complex, most common 
- Antidromic AVRT: wide complex because goes through
Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW ... - Orthodromic AVRT ... - Antidromic AVRT ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #Clinical #Diagnosis
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG ... predictor of recurrent ischemic ... #AVR #leadAVR #ecg ... #ekg #differential ... #cardiology
Colonic Thumbprint Sign on Abdominal XRay - Differential Diagnosis:
 • inflammatory bowel disease: UC and CD
Sign on Abdominal XRay ... - Differential ... • infection (e.g ... colitis) • bowel ischemia ... #Diagnosis #radiology
Type 1 Second-degree AV block, also known as Mobitz I or Wenckebach periodicity, is almost always
Second-degree AV ... disease of the AV ... electrocardiogram (ECG ... #Clinical #EM #IM ... #Cardiology #MedStudent
Type 1 Second-degree AV block, also known as Mobitz I or Wenckebach periodicity, is almost always
Second-degree AV ... disease of the AV ... electrocardiogram (ECG ... #Clinical #EM #IM ... #Cardiology #MedStudent
Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm (AIVR) on EKG
 • Regular rhythm with wide. 
 • QRS complexes >120
Idioventricular Rhythm (AIVR ... complexes >120 ms ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #clinical
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
- Ischemia MI ... = Biomarkers + ECG ... #ECG #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... Interpretation #differential
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
Approach to ECGs ... boxes) - HiPR: AV ... Short QT <300-360 ms ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
Approach to ECGs ... assoc with 1K, AV ... + negative T WPW ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... electrocardiogram #differential
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... abberancy - N B Afib + WPW ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #differential