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Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is an abnormally fast heart rhythm arising from improper electrical activity in upper
Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT ... of breath, or chest ... Clinical #MedStudent #Cardiology ... #EKG #SVT #SupraVentricularTachycardia ... #ECGEducator
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Regular, Wide-Complex Tachycardia
1. aVR: Is the initial deflection in aVR positive?
Algorithm for the ... Evaluation of Regular ... #Tachycardia #Evaluation ... Interpretation #ECG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS ... Evaluation Algorithm ... physical activity - Nausea ... - History - EKG ... #cardiology #Angina
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
-19 Initial evaluation ... - Chest X-ray ... Nasopharyngeal PCR ... echocardiogram, EKG ... iBookCC #COVID19 #algorithm
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... and Workup Algorithm ... life-threatening causes ... Initial workup: • EKG ... , LET, lipase, PT
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
flip-flopping in the chest ... exam • 12-lead ECG ... Valvular disease (e.g ... Flag Symptoms: • Chest ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (PVT) is a form of ventricular tachycardia in which there are multiple ventricular
ventricular tachycardia (PVT ... The commonest cause ... of PVT is myocardial ... Clinical #MedStudent #Cardiology ... #ECGEducator
UCSF COVID-19 Adult Clinical Evaluation Guide - Updated April 10 2020

Clinical Presentation
• Fever: hospitalized pts but
Adult Clinical Evaluation ... Cardiac: multiple case ... incr in 27-75% • PCT ... UCSF #COVID19 #Evaluation ... Guide #Diagnosis #Algorithm
AV Fistula / Graft Artifact on ECG

This ekg was sent to me by a friend. Pt
Graft Artifact on ECG ... Pt sent from dialysis ... clinic for chest ... The artifact is cause ... #cardiology #clinical
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... one post op Cardiology ... change CV risk Chest ... perioperative #Risk #Evaluation