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Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
(AV blocks) - ECG ... Diagnosis Summary ... • This is a clinically ... #AVBlock #cardiology ... #ekg #ecg #diagnosis
Second Degree AV Block Type I aka Mobitz I / Wenckebach 
 • Normal P waves.
Second Degree AV Block ... Wenckebach • Normal ... be normal or prolonged ... Type1 #Wenckebach #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ecg
Transducer location to evaluate the femoral vein and normal ultrasound images showing common femoral artery (A)
femoral vein and normal ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #EM #Radiology ... #Vasc #POCUS #DVT ... #Positioning #ALiEM
Canon A waves on Physical Examination

Associated with complete heart block. Notice the relatively slow HR. Echocardiography
complete heart block ... Echocardiography is normal ... CanonA #Waves #Clinical ... #video #PhysicalExam ... #cardiology #JVP
Transducer location to evaluate the popliteal vein and normal ultrasound images showing popliteal artery (A) and
popliteal vein and normal ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #EM #Radiology ... #Vasc #POCUS #DVT ... #Positioning #ALiEM
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... Cardiovascular MRI ... ECG, echocardiogram ... Dysrhythmia, heart block ... #Management #Cardiology
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 ... WolffParkinsonWhite #WPW #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Clinical #Diagnosis
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
dextrocardia, normal ... ) - HiPR: AV block ... 500 DANGER - Short ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Triage EKG (no prior ... Sister had MI in ... Differential/diagnosis ... Echocardiogram #A4c #clinical ... #cardiology #McConnells
Paroxysmal AV Block on ECG
 - Characterized by an abrupt and persistent AV block in the
on ECG - Characterized ... presence of otherwise normal ... Paroxysmal #AVBlock #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ekg ... #clinical