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Ventricular Parasystole on EKG

Normal AV conduction depolarizes the ventricle before the parasystolic focus fires

- Dr. Eric
Parasystole on EKG ... Normal AV conduction ... the parasystolic focus ... #Parasystole #EKG ... #cardiology #clinical
Second Degree AV Block Type I aka Mobitz I / Wenckebach 
 • Normal P waves.
Wenckebach • Normal ... be normal or prolonged ... group-beating" on the ECG ... Wenckebach #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

WPW is a congenital abnormality characterized by an abnormal accessory conduction pathway between the atria
characterized by an abnormal ... a delta wave, short ... QRS interval on EKG ... WolffParkinsonWhite #WPW #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Cervical Central Canal and Neural Foraminal Stenosis Grading

Cervical Central Canal Stenosis Grading
 - Normal - No
Stenosis Grading - Normal ... effacement (ventral, dorsal ... Stenosis Grading - Normal ... Classification #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #MSK #MRI
Lumbar Neural Foraminal Stenosis Grading 
  - Normal - No fat effacement, Keyhole appearance
Grading - Normal ... Foraminal #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #MSK #MRI
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
Electrocardiogram (EKG ... - Decreases AV nodal ... biphasic T waves - Short ... Electrocardiogram #EKG ... #Cardiology #Digitalis
Lumbar Central Canal Stenosis Grading 
  - Normal - No CSF effacement 
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Grading - Normal ... Classification #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #MSK #MRI
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS

78 year old woman - Acute delirium but complaining of chest pain 
ECG:
Cardiomyopathy on POCUS ... of chest pain ECG ... leads Cardiac MRI ... Cardiomyopathy #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
dextrocardia, normal ... 500 DANGER - Short ... QT <300-360 ms: ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
T Waves: • Normal ... V1 (Invert III normal ... de pointes • Short ... @AmyChung #EKG ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology