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De Winter T Wave ECG Pattern 
STEMI Equivalent - Left anterior descending (LAD) occlusion 

1) Upsloping
anterior descending (LAD ... ST elevation in aVR ... (>= 1 mm) 2) ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Classic Digoxin-Associated Arrhythmias
 • Atrial fibrillation with an unusually slow ventricular response
 • Atrial Fibrillation with
Tachycardia with 2: ... 1 AV Block • Bidirectional ... #Arrhythmias #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG ... 1. ... failure, and death. 2. ... #electrocardiogram ... #diagnosis #ekg
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
Approach to ECGs ... boxes) - HiPR: AV ... : WPW, ectopic atrial ... #ECG #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... 1 , 3:2, 4:3, etc ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #differential
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
(e.g. ectopic atrial ... all leads except aVR ... @AmyChung #EKG ... #Electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
Approach to ECGs ... leads with STE in avR ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #STEMI
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
Approach to ECGs ... assoc with 1K, AV ... #EKG #Checklist ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #electrocardiogram
Atrioventricular (AV) Blocks

First Degree AV Block - "If your R is far from your P than
1 AV conduction ... - Mobitz Type 2 ... independently of the atria ... #ecg #ekg #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Myocarditis: 1. ... clinical suspicion 2. ... Pericarditis, Tamponade EKG ... Findings: - AV ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis