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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 ... Potassium normal ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Cardiology #Clinical
Atrial Fibrillation and WPW - Pre-Excitation AFib
In pre-excitation + a-fib with RVR:
 • All AV nodal
RVR: • All AV nodal ... at bedside • Cardiology ... PreExcitation #clinical ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
anterior wall MI ... period without chest ... Serial EKGS in pts ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

WPW is a congenital abnormality characterized by an abnormal accessory conduction pathway between the atria
characterized by an abnormal ... pathway between the atria ... WolffParkinsonWhite #WPW #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Clinical #Diagnosis
Polo Mint Sign on Chest CT
 • Partial filling defect in a blood vessel surrounded by
CTPartial filling ... a rim contrast material ... • DDx: PE, portal ... Pulmonary #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
Ectopic atrial rhythm
 • The atrial rate is less than 100 bpm.
 • PR interval within
interval within the normal ... rhythm if the PRI ... #rhythm #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
(e.g. ectopic atrial ... Anterior (V3-4) • Lateral ... V1 (Invert III normal ... #Electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
dextrocardia, normal ... : WPW, ectopic atrial ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #interpretation
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Cardiovascular MRI ... Clinical • ... intolerance • Chest ... ECG, echocardiogram ... Diagnosis #Management #Cardiology
Wraparound LAD STEMI on EKG
47 year old with chest pain. Ectopic atrial rhythm with ST elevations.
Wraparound LAD STEMI on EKG ... year old with chest ... Ectopic atrial rhythm ... #clinical #cardiology ... #electrocardiogram