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Vereckie Algorithm - Lead aVR - Ventricular Tachycardia - Telemetry Diagnosis
WCT is VT IF:
 • Initial
or q wave > 40 ms ... in the last 40 ms ... in the first 40 ms ... diagnosis #cardiology #ekg ... #ecg #telemetry
Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm (AIVR) on EKG
 • Regular rhythm with wide. 
 • QRS complexes >120
Rhythm (AIVR) on EKG ... • QRS complexes ... >120 ms • Heart ... diagnosis #cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram
LBBB Ventricular Tachycardia Criteria - Lead V1 - Telemetry Diagnosis
WCT is VT IF:
 • Initial r
Initial r wave > 30 ms ... nadir of S > 60 ms ... diagnosis #cardiology #ekg ... #ecg #telemetry
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... interval < 120 ms ... interval ≥ 120 ms ... waves: > 40 ms ... @AmyChung #EKG
The JT Interval and Pro-Arrhythmic Risk
Measured from the J-point to the end of the T-wave, the
JTc=QTc-QRS When ... patients with QRS ... ≥120 ms Rachel ... pathophysiology #ekg ... #ecg #cardiology
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
- RR only - #QRS ... 2 dots = 3s; #QRS ... Short QT <300-360 ms ... #Approach #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Multiple Sclerosis (MS ... nearly 3:1 • MS ... objective evidence of neurologic ... diagnosis #management #neurology ... #treatment #MS
Torsades de Pointes
• "Twisting of the pointes" 
• QRS axis swings from positive to negative direction
the pointes" • QRS ... Originates from single focus ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG
Principal patterns of loss of sensation.
 (a) Thalamic lesion: sensory loss throughout opposite side (rare).
column lesion, e.g ... MS: loss of proprioception ... root lesions, e.g ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... Review in Clinical Neurology
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
Equivalents on ECG ... segment at (or 40-60 ms ... with discordant QRS ... #Equivalents #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis