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Nystagmus from Wernicke’s Encephalopathy - Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain showed T2 hyperintensities involving the
matter (Panel A, arrow ... thalami (Panel B, arrows ... Neuro #Wernicke #MRI ... #Thalamus #NEJM
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease - Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed hyperintensity of the cortical gyri of the frontal
resonance imaging (MRI ... ribboning (Panel A, arrow ... sides (Panel B, arrows ... Neuro #Radiology #MRI ... CreutzfeldJakob #NEJM
Tachycardia - Wide vs Narrow Complex, Regular vs Irregular rhythm table

#Diagnosis #Cardiology #EKG #ECG #WideComplex #Narrow
Tachycardia - Wide vs Narrow ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #WideComplex ... #Narrow #Tachycardia
Lead aVR on EKG
Lead aVR can provide some unique insight into 5 different conditions:

 - Acute
Lead aVR on EKG ... conditions: - Acute MI ... overdose - AVRT in narrow ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Lead #AVR
Progressive ECG changes with increasing 
hyperkalaemia. 
 (a) Normal 
 (b) Tented T wave (arrow)
Progressive ECG ... Tented T wave (arrow ... Reduced P wave (arrow ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Hyperkalemia
Supraventricular Tachycardia EKG

Here’s a great ECG case of a 50-year-old lady who presented with palpitations

Her heart
Supraventricular Tachycardia EKG ... Is it wide or narrow ... complexes are clearly narrow ... #Tachycardia #EKG ... #Cardiology #EKG
Auer Rods - Bone marrow aspiration revealed 5% blasts and 65% promyelocytes; many promyelocytes had prominent
Auer Rods - Bone marrow ... prominent Auer rods (arrows ... Smear #Microscopy #NEJM
T Waves: Benign Early Repolarization vs Hyperacute T Waves vs Peaked T Waves 

BER = Notching
T Wave = Tall, narrow ... symmetrically peaked #ECG ... #EKG #cardiology
Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW)
- Orthodromic AVRT: Narrow complex, most common 
- Antidromic AVRT: wide complex because goes through
Orthodromic AVRT: Narrow ... WPW #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
ST Elevation MI Criteria 
#Diagnosis #Cardiology #ECG #EKG #STEMI #STElevationMI #Criteria #FOAMCast
ST Elevation MI ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #STEMI #STElevationMI