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Osborn (J Wave)

Etiology 
• Hypothermia (below 320C / SOOF) 
• Normal variant 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Neurological
320C / SOOF) • Normal ... fibrillation Clinical ... No prognostic value ... Osborn #JWave #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Cardiology
Wellen's Syndrome 
Type A - Biphasic T wave 
Type B - Deeply inverted T wave
specific for a critical ... anterior descending (LAD ... presentation • Normal ... Classification #Types #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis
Left Anterior Fascicular Block on EKG
 • Left axis deviation (LAD) (-45 degrees to -90 degrees)
axis deviation (LAD ... Visualmedapp #LAFB ... Fascicular #Block #diagnosis ... #cardiology #EKG ... #labeled #clinical
Here’s an ECG of a patient with 100% Acute LAD Occlusion

Remember that RBBB normally has ST
Here’s an ECG of ... with 100% Acute LAD ... Remember that RBBB normally ... Occlusion #Total #ECG ... #Clinical #Cardiology
Wellens Syndrome on EKG
Associated with a critical stenosis of the proximal LAD, suggestive of impending infarction
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Associated with a critical ... of the proximal LAD ... recent angina - Abnormal ... #ecg #cardiology ... electrocardiogram #diagnosis
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
dextrocardia, normal ... dextrocardia, normal ... #Approach #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Dextrocardia on EKG
 • Limb leads look like LA ←→ RA transposition
 • V1 ←→ V2
Dextrocardia on EKG ... leads look like LA ... #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #clinical
Mobitz Type I (Wenckebach Phenomenon) 2nd Degree AV Block on EKG
 • P-R interval gradually increases
conduction ratio varies ... to 6:5 in this ECG ... Block #AVBlock #diagnosis ... #cardiology #EKG ... #labeled #clinical
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T ... Specific for critical ... Wellens #Sign #EKG ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Osborn waves - positive deflections at the J point (negative in aVR and V1) with a
configuration - are abnormal ... could also be a normal ... #Cardiology #diagnosis ... Electrocardiogram #ECG ... #Clinical