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Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
rate control) - Heart ... Digoxin effect on ECG ... : - Scooping ST ... #EKG #Cardiology ... #Digitalis #ECG
Typical ECG changes in acute pericarditis includes: stage 1 - diffuse, positive, ST elevations with reciprocal
Typical ECG changes ... especially left heart ... leads indicates atrial ... inverted #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Cardiology
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG ... events in-hospital. heart ... supraventricular tachycardia (SVT ... #electrocardiogram ... #differential #cardiology
Myocardial infarction localization. A 12 lead EKG creates a 360 degree view of the electrical activity
A 12 lead EKG creates ... V1 & V2 sit over ... #EKG #diagram #Electrocardiogram ... #STEMI #Localization ... EmergencyMedicine #Cardiology
Wraparound LAD STEMI on EKG
47 year old with chest pain. Ectopic atrial rhythm with ST elevations.
Wraparound LAD STEMI ... Ectopic atrial rhythm ... with ST elevations ... Wraparound #LAD #STEMI ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
• As the heart ... Wandering Atrial ... Sinus #Arrhythmia #cardiology ... #ecg #electrocardiogram ... variants #clinical #comparison
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
(e.g. ectopic atrial ... progression ST ... proportional to heart ... #Electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
• As the heart ... Wandering Atrial ... Sinus #Arrhythmia #cardiology ... #ecg #electrocardiogram ... variants #clinical #comparison
Atrioventricular (AV) Blocks

First Degree AV Block - "If your R is far from your P than
independently of the atria ... and the rate is set ... #heartblock #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram