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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
Wide Complex Tachycardia - ECG Definition and Causes
 • Wide Complex Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac
Tachycardia - ECG ... Definition and Causes ... Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac ... WCT #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram
Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation on JVP Examination

What information about the patient do we get from this #JVP
Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation ... Cardiac rhythm? ... Lancisis #Sign #JVP #PhysicalExam ... #Clinical #Video ... #Cardiology
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Diagnosis and Causes ... coronary syndrome, Cardiac ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... Troponin Increases, Cardiac ... #cardiology #MRI
Lincoln Sign in Aortic Regurgitation

Lincoln sign in AR, elevated foot bobs up and down with each
Sign in Aortic Regurgitation ... down with each cardiac ... Insufficiency #PhysicalExam ... #Video #clinical ... #cardiology
Cardiac Findings in Sarcoidosis
Most Commonly Affected Sites:
 - LV free wall (esp. basal posterior wall)
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Cardiac Findings ... Mitral or tricuspid regurgitation ... - Effusion ECG ... Abnormal a-wave #Cardiac ... #Sarcoidosis #Cardiology
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
Müller's sign is the pulsation or bobbing of the uvula that occurs during systole.  It
Müller's sign is caused ... insufficiency #regurgitation ... uvula #clinical #video ... #PhysicalExam # ... Cardiology
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
chest pain - PE ... paradoxus - ECG ... #Pericardial #Cardiac ... Triad #Diagnosis #Cardiology