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EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... evaluating for other causes ... of cardio-pulmonary ... #EKG #Pulmonary ... AcutePE #diagnosis #cardiology
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
Electrocardiogram (EKG ... Digoxin is a cardiac ... Digoxin effect on ECG ... #Cardiology #Digitalis ... #ECG
Junctional Rhythms - Junctional rhythm describes an abnormal heart rhythm resulting from impulses coming from a
coming from a locus ... junction" between atria ... #Cardiology #MedStudent ... #EKG #Junctional
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
Tamponade Beck's Triad ... chest pain - PE ... paradoxus - ECG ... #Pericardial #Cardiac ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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life-threatening causes ... Pulmonary embolism • Cardiac ... Initial workup: • EKG ... , PT. aPTT • Serial ... Well score for PE
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Secondary to invasive cardiac ... • Malignancy (e.g ... OTHER RARE CAUSES ... • PRIMARY Cardiac ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Control rate (e.g ... Treat underlying cause ... Control rate (e.g ... Treatment #management #cardiology ... #algorithm
Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome (WPW) is one of several disorders of the electrical system of the heart that
WPW is caused by ... pathway between the atria ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #MedStudent #EKG
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... production to cause ... arrythmias Diagnostics: EKG ... Nuclear SPECT ($$$), PET ... Stress #Testing #cardiology
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Algorithm that ... physical activity - Nausea ... (+LR 2.6) - Cardiac ... - History - EKG ... #cardiology #Angina