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My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative ... Did they receive antibiotics ... Decreased yield due to antibiotic ... Eg: C. burnetii ... Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm
Dextrocardia on EKG
 • Limb leads look like LA ←→ RA transposition
 • V1 ←→ V2
Dextrocardia on EKG ... predominantly negative ... #Dextrocardia #EKG ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #clinical
Vereckie Algorithm - Lead aVR - Ventricular Tachycardia - Telemetry Diagnosis
WCT is VT IF:
 • Initial
Vereckie Algorithm ... downstroke of negative ... #Vereckie #Algorithm ... avr #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ekg #ecg #telemetry
Typical (Counterclockwise) and Reverse Typical (Clockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
Typical (Counterclockwise) Atrial Flutter
 • Inferior leads:
Atrial Flutter on EKG ... up, slow down; "negative ... • V1: Broad & negative ... #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical
Modified Sgarbossa Criteria - Diagnostic Checklist for diagnosing MI in LBBB or Pacemaker
1) Identify LBBB or
Criteria - Diagnostic Checklist ... : odd QRS from native ... Modified #Diagnosis #Checklist ... #EKG #electrocardiogram ... #ecg #cardiology
Here’s an ECG of a patient with 100% Acute LAD Occlusion

Remember that RBBB normally has ST
Here’s an ECG of ... considered to have ’relative ... Occlusion #Total #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Clinical #Cardiology
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... course • Adjust antibiotics ... block (+/- daily EKG ... Internet Book of Critical ... #Endocarditis #checklist
Osborn waves - positive deflections at the J point (negative in aVR and V1) with a
at the J point (negative ... This EKG was recorded ... #EKG #EmergencyMedicine ... #Cardiology #diagnosis ... #Clinical
Wellen’s waves are biphasic with a tight positive, then negative deflection and evolve to become symmetrically
positive, then negative ... TWaves #biphasic #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Clinical #Cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
>1 of V1-V3 + negative ... Syncope #Syndromes #ECG ... #EKG #Checklist ... #diagnosis #cardiology