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Hypokalemia on EKG 

Patient presenting with severe weakness.  Patient had GI bug with vomiting/diarrhea.
Hypokalemia on EKG ... with vomiting/diarrhea ... #Hypokalemia #EKG ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical
WPW EKG after cardioversion of SVT

Here is the post-conversion ECG

The patient is now in Sinus Rhythm,
WPW EKG after cardioversion ... post-conversion ECG ... EM_RESUS #WPW #EKG ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Clinical #Cardiology
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
Electrocardiogram (EKG ... Digoxin effect on ECG ... Electrocardiogram #EKG ... #Cardiology #Digitalis ... #ECG
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

WPW is a congenital abnormality characterized by an abnormal accessory conduction pathway between the atria
a delta wave, short ... QRS interval on EKG ... 120 msec) 3 Short ... WolffParkinsonWhite #WPW #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
Approach to ECGs ... delta wave and short ... Syncope #Syndromes #ECG ... #EKG #Checklist ... #diagnosis #cardiology
It starts as sinus rhythm with probable inferior STEMI, but becomes ventricular fibrillation (or polymorphic ventricular
It starts as sinus ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #EKG #Arrest #VentricularTachycardia
Osteoid osteomas are benign bone-forming tumours that typically occur in children (particularly adolescents). They have characteristic
salicylate analgesia, e.g ... pediatrics #nidus #radiology ... #ortho
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
= Biomarkers + ECG ... deWinter T waves - starts ... #Ischemia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
Approach to ECGs ... 500 DANGER - Short ... #Approach #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... junction origin (e.g ... within the atria (e.g ... @AmyChung #EKG ... Interpretation #ECG