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Approach to ECGs - VT vs. SVT - Wide Tachycardias
DDx = VT vs. SVT with BBB
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QRS complex of normal ... #VT #VTach #SVT ... #Comparison #VentricularTachycardia ... #Versus #ecg #ekg ... #cardiology #diagnosis
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia ... PR interval are normal ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram ... variants #clinical #comparison
VT versus SVT with Aberration - Interpretation Cheat Sheet

Features favouring VT
● Absence of typical RBBB or
captured beats (normal ... hybrid complex of normal ... point) of S > 100 ms ... Aberration #Aberrancy #Comparison ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia ... PR interval are normal ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram ... variants #clinical #comparison
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... de pointes • Short ... @AmyChung #EKG ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #diagnosis #system
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
apple") should sit ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #Sports ... #MSK
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Cardiomyopathy • Inherited arrhythmia ... EKG Findings ... (≥ 0.12s) with abnormal ... Differential Diagnosis ... #differential #cardiology
TISSUE APPEARANCES ON 
MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND 

Bone:
 
Bone is represented as a very bright structure and appears
of hypoechoic spots ... infrapatellar bursa of the knee ... MUSCULOSKELETAL #MSK ... Atlas #Clinical #Radiology ... #Comparison
Multifocal Atrial Arrhythmias on ECG
Multifocal atrial rhythm & Multifocal atrial tachycardia
ECG Recognition:
 • Variable P wave
waves will have normal ... #tachycardia #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... electrocardiogram #clinical #comparison ... #Arrhythmias
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
= Biomarkers + ECG ... deWinter T waves - starts ... T wave in V1 - normal ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology