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Sinus pause/arrest vs Sinoatrial Block

#cardiology #diagnosis #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram #sinuspause #sinoatrialblock
Sinus pause/arrest ... vs Sinoatrial Block ... #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
The 4 Variants of ... presence of AV block ... • Variant of ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
The 4 Variants of ... presence of AV block ... • Variant of ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram
Hallmark ECG features of Ventricular Tachycardia (VT)
AV indicates atrioventricular; LAD, left axis deviation; LBBB, left bundle
bundle branch block ... bundle branch block ... ; RWPT, R wave peak ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
High-grade AV Block aka Advanced AV Block
 • During sinus rhythm, when 2 or more P
• During sinus ... clinically concerning variant ... #Highgrade #AVBlock ... Advanced #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
findings in acute PE ... evaluating for other causes ... Adrenergic Drive: • Sinus ... AcutePE #diagnosis #cardiology ... #electrocardiogram
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
Differential Normal variants ... bundle branch block ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Hyperkalemia on EKG
"Mild" Hyperkalemia
 • Peaked, narrow-based T Waves
 • Double counting of HR by EKG
Hyperkalemia on EKG ... QRS widening • Sinus ... of conduction block ... #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Wandering atrial pacemaker - ECG Diagnosis
 • The change in P wave contour is gradual
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Variant of ... sinus arrhythmia ... atrial #pacemaker #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
200ms from longer pause ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #differential