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Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Causes of Primary ... ) Causes of primary ... disease: Most common cause ... tumors: Most common cause ... Regurgitation #Causes
Left Main Coronary Artery Occlusion on ECG

- aVR ST segment elevation > 1 mm 
- aVR
Occlusion on ECG - aVR ... elevation > 1 mm - aVR ... EKG #Diagnosis #Electrocardiogram
Causes of ST Elevation in ECG

#STElevation #STEMI #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram #Causes #Differential #ABCHELP #Mnemonic
Causes of ST Elevation ... STEMI #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Causes #Differential
De Winter T Wave ECG Pattern 
STEMI Equivalent - Left anterior descending (LAD) occlusion 

1) Upsloping
ST elevation in aVR ... TWaves #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Various wide complex tachycardia (WCT) differentiation algorithmic designs and algorithms.
The most commonly utilized approaches to differentiate
Brugada,2 Vereckei aVR ... VTach #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Vasopressors and Inotropes - Pharmacology Summary
Vasopressors
Phenylephrine (alpha-1)
 • Increases BP, SVR
 • Risk of reflex bradycardia
Increases BP, SVR ... Increases BP, SVR ... Increases HR, SVR ... • Higher doses cause ... cAMP/cGMP • Causes
Knuckle Sign on ECG - Acute Pericarditis

Electrocardiogram of a 68-year-old woman two days after coronary artery
Pericarditis Electrocardiogram ... depression in aVR ... knuckle’ sign) in aVR ... Pericarditis #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Progression of EKG changes in Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS)
Hyperacute T waves:
 • Broad-based and symmetrical, usually
depression ≥ 0.05 mV ... inversion ≥ 0.1 mV ... V2 or V3: 0.1 mV ... 40 years, 0.25 mV ... Progression #diagnosis #electrocardiogram
Hypercalcemia - EKG Findings
Causes of Hypercalcemia 
• Malignancy 
• Milk-alkali syndrome 
• Vitamin D toxicity 
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EKG Findings Causes ... Hypercalcemia #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Differential #Causes
Ruptured Chordae Tendineae on POCUS Echocardiogram
 
Many underlying causes, not limited to: MVP, subacute endocarditis, connective
Many underlying causes ... not limited to: MVP ... Assess for MR when