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Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram ... biphasic T waves - Short ... Digoxin #effect #Electrocardiogram ... #EKG #Cardiology ... #Digitalis #ECG
Electrocardiographic Features of Digoxin Toxicity
 • Virtually any arrhythmia is possible. None specific for digoxin toxicity
AV conduction) "Digitalis ... BCM_InternalMed #Digoxin #digitalis ... #Toxicity #Electrocardiogram ... #ekg #ecg #toxicology ... #cardiology #diagnosis
WPW EKG after cardioversion of SVT

Here is the post-conversion ECG

The patient is now in Sinus Rhythm,
post-conversion ECG ... is strikingly short ... EM_RESUS #WPW #EKG ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Clinical #Cardiology
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 ... Syncope #Syndromes #ECG ... #EKG #Checklist ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #electrocardiogram
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 ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #interpretation
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
Approach to ECGs ... = Biomarkers + ECG ... deWinter T waves - starts ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #STEMI
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... de pointes • Short ... Interpretation #ECG ... #Electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
TiMi and GRACE Risk scores for mortality in Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS). 

Abbreviations: ACS, acute coronary
and GRACE Risk scores ... Cr, creatinine; ECG ... , electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Risk #Scores #
Short QT Syndrome
Short QT syndrome (SQTS) is a very rare, recently described syndrome in which an
Short QT Syndrome ... Short QT syndrome ... which an unusually short ... Syndrome #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram