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Antecubital Vein examination to estimate JVP/CVP

In this video, the antecubital veins move between 

Below [RA +
examination to estimate JVP ... E.g. in a cold room ... But in rare cases ... Antecubital #Vein #PhysicalExam ... Video #estimate #Cardiology
Wide Complex Tachycardia - ECG Definition and Causes
 • Wide Complex Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac
Definition and Causes ... QRS width ≥ 0.12 sec ... Tachycardia #WCT #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ekg ... #differential #causes
Sinus Arrhythmia - ECG Diagnosis
Remember in Sinus arrhythmia, the P to P varies by > 0.16
Sinus Arrhythmia - ECG ... Diagnosis Remember ... varies by > 0.16 sec ... Sinus #Arrhythmia #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg
Hypercalcemia - EKG Findings
Causes of Hypercalcemia 
• Malignancy 
• Milk-alkali syndrome 
• Vitamin D toxicity 
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Hypercalcemia - EKG ... Findings Causes ... Hypercalcemia #EKG ... #Differential #Causes ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Supraventricular Tachycardia #SupraventricularTachycardia #SVT #EKG #cardiology #diagnosis
SupraventricularTachycardia #SVT ... #EKG #cardiology ... #diagnosis
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
- Differential Diagnosis ... PCWP • Exam: ↓ JVP ... PCWP • Exam: ↑ JVP ... findings based on cause ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
Cannon A Waves • Caused ... activation from SVT ... (e.g., junctional ... Cannon #AWaves #diagnosis ... #cardiology #CVP
Supraventricular Tachycardia EKG

Here’s a great ECG case of a 50-year-old lady who presented with palpitations

Her heart
Supraventricular Tachycardia EKG ... case of a 50-year-old ... consistent with SVT ... EM_RESUS #AVRT #SVT ... #Cardiology #EKG
Sinus pause/arrest vs Sinoatrial Block

#cardiology #diagnosis #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram #sinuspause #sinoatrialblock
Sinus pause/arrest ... Sinoatrial Block #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Lead aVR on EKG
Lead aVR can provide some unique insight into 5 different conditions:

 - Acute
Lead aVR on EKG ... Differentiating VT from SVT ... Brugada criteria) #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Lead #AVR