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1. "Sinus Tach" at ~150 bpm is your cue to look for flutter waves
2. Don't trust
1. ... flutter waves 2. ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #ECG #Atrial #Flutter
Typical ECG changes in acute pericarditis includes: stage 1 - diffuse, positive, ST elevations with reciprocal
includes: stage 1 ... leads indicates atrial ... injury. stage 2 ... #IM #Cardiology ... #EKG #Pericarditis
Hypokalaemia:

The gradual fall in serum potassium level is reflected electrocardiographically by the following features:

1. Gradual decrease
serum potassium level ... following features: 1. ... disappearance of T wave 2. ... leads V2-V4 #Clinical ... #Cardiology #ECG
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

WPW is a congenital abnormality characterized by an abnormal accessory conduction pathway between the atria
pathway between the atria ... is ablation. 1 ... (Delta wave) 2 ... WolffParkinsonWhite #WPW #Cardiology ... #Clinical #Diagnosis
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
(3) components 1) ... Suprasternal Notch 2) ... Aortic valve (AV) level ... #Nomenclature #POCUS ... #cardiology #views
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
EKG nonspecific, ... ) EM resident ... #HOCM #HCM #clinical ... echocardiogram #plax #cardiology ... #pocus
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
the OR in under 1 ... root, and left atrium ... Northwestern University #Clinical ... #EM #Radiology ... #POCUS #CardiacUS
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
NSTEMI, STEMI 1 ... the myocardial 2 ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Text: The Only EKG ... Book You'll Ever
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
relationship (2: ... P and QRS • Atrial ... Block infranodal level ... summary #Diagnosis #EKG ... #cardiology
Myocarditis 

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