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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 ... history of recent angina ... - Abnormal T-wave ... #ecg #cardiology ... electrocardiogram #diagnosis
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
younger than other ACS ... • Normal exercise ... troponin elevation Diagnosis ... changes on tele/ECG ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
Coronary Syndrome (ACS ... rapidly over a short ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ACS #Unstable ... Text: The Only EKG
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
Specific for critical ... with history of angina ... Serial EKGS in pts ... Wellens #Sign #EKG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

WPW is a congenital abnormality characterized by an abnormal accessory conduction pathway between the atria
characterized by an abnormal ... QRS interval on EKG ... WolffParkinsonWhite #WPW #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Clinical #Diagnosis
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Regular, Wide-Complex Tachycardia
1. aVR: Is the initial deflection in aVR positive?
same polarity) in all ... twitter.com/thame #WideComplex ... Interpretation #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Normal Sinus Rhythm - ECG Diagnosis
Normal sinus rhythm (NSR) is an impulse that originates in the
Normal Sinus Rhythm ... - ECG Diagnosis ... leads III and aVL ... SinusRhythm #nsr #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg
Osborn (J Wave)

Etiology 
• Hypothermia (below 320C / SOOF) 
• Normal variant 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Neurological
320C / SOOF) • Normal ... fibrillation Clinical ... Osborn #JWave #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Hypothermia
Sgarbossa’s ECG criteria for detecting ischemia in the presence of left bundle branch block (LBBB)

The Sgarbossa
Sgarbossa’s ECG ... be applied to all ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Sgarbossas ... #Discordance #Normal
Atrial Fibrillation and WPW - Pre-Excitation AFib
In pre-excitation + a-fib with RVR:
 • All AV nodal
with RVR: • All ... AV nodal blocking ... at bedside • Cardiology ... PreExcitation #clinical ... #cardiology