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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
Cervical Central Canal and Neural Foraminal Stenosis Grading

Cervical Central Canal Stenosis Grading
 - Normal - No
Central Canal and ... Grading - Normal ... Classification #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #MSK ... #MRI
Lumbar Neural Foraminal Stenosis Grading 
  - Normal - No fat effacement, Keyhole appearance
Grading - Normal ... effacement of fat and ... Neural #Foraminal #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #MSK ... #MRI
Lumbar Central Canal Stenosis Grading 
  - Normal - No CSF effacement 
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Grading - Normal ... effacement of CSF and ... Classification #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #MSK ... #MRI
Lumbar stenosis guide we created to implement consistent radiology reporting across our multi-hospital network. 
Lumbar Central
Grading - Normal ... Grading - Normal ... Central #Foraminal #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #MSK ... #MRI
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
Approach to ECGs ... QT <300-360 ms: ... #Approach #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... Cardiovascular MRI ... summation gallop • Abnormal ... ECG, echocardiogram ... #Management #Cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
= Biomarkers + ECG ... no pain - LAD stenosis ... T wave in V1 - normal ... #Ischemia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
onto outstretched hand ... dorsum of the hand ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Sports #MSK
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... junction origin (e.g ... within the atria (e.g ... @AmyChung #EKG ... Interpretation #ECG