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Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
long P • ↑ Ca - short ... delta wave and short ... Checklist #diagnosis #cardiology ... #electrocardiogram ... #differential
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Differential/diagnosis ... Activate cath lab ... Echocardiogram #A4c ... #clinical #cardiology
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
ve in I, II - LAD ... (V5/V6 rs, qs; lat ... 500 DANGER - Short ... EKG #diagnosis #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #interpretation
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
dealing with the differential ... The lab-findings ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
have no pain - LAD ... avR - proximal LAD ... EKG #diagnosis #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #STEMI ... Interpretation #differential
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
anterior descending (LAD ... ST elevation: Differential ... #leadAVR #ecg #electrocardiogram ... diagnosis #ekg #differential ... #cardiology
EKG with Cerebral T Waves in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

ECG of a 45-year-old man who suddenly collapsed to
after 2 rounds of CPR ... confirmed SAH and Cath Lab ... TWaves #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... Hemorrhage #SAH #Cardiology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Segment Elevation - Differential ... Osborne waves - Short ... inverted T waves • Short ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Apical Wall Motion Abnormality on POCUS Echocardiogram

LV apical wall motion abnormality on this 4-chamber view.
Differential should
Differential should ... be LAD infarct ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG 

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Differential/diagnosis ... Activate cath lab ... Embolism #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology