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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 ... common finding) • Atrial ... also a result of atrial ... AcutePE #diagnosis #cardiology
Flecainide Toxicity on ECG

70 year old patient with chronic atrial fibrillation on an antiarrhythmic presented with
Flecainide Toxicity on ECG ... patient with chronic atrial ... presented with nausea ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Cardiology #Clinical
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Control rate (e.g ... Treat underlying cause ... Treat underlying cause ... Tachycardia #Treatment #management ... #cardiology #algorithm
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
The PA-film shows ... to a pneumonia caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
, Symptoms and Management ... Clinical Presentation ... despite hx HTN) EKG ... precordial leads) - atrial ... Signs #Symptoms #Cardiology
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
production to cause ... arrythmias Diagnostics: EKG ... Nuclear SPECT ($$$), PET ... Stress #Testing #cardiology ... #management #diagnosis
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
In AVNRT, the atria ... EKG of the same ... to diagnose the case ... that’s called “clinical ... PhysicalExam #JVP #Cardiology
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
In many cases we ... results on the PA-view ... Enlargement will cause ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... Cardiac #Chambers #RadiologyAssistant
Wraparound LAD STEMI on EKG
47 year old with chest pain. Ectopic atrial rhythm with ST elevations.
Wraparound LAD STEMI on EKG ... Ectopic atrial rhythm ... not supply the PDA ... Wraparound #LAD #STEMI #EKG ... #clinical #cardiology
The azygoesophageal recess is the region inferior to the level of the azygos vein arch in
azygoesophageal line is caused ... Esophageal disease Left atrial ... Bronchogenic cyst #Clinical ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... Azygoesophageal #Recess #RadiologyAssistant