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Common P wave Abnormalities #Diagnosis #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #PWave #AtrialEnlargement #Atrial #Enlargement #ECGEducator
Common P wave Abnormalities ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #PWave #AtrialEnlargement ... #Atrial #Enlargement ... #ECGEducator
Inverted P Waves:
(A) Ectopic atrial rhythm
(B) Junctional rhythm 

#Inverted #PWaves #cardiology #diagnosis #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram #differential
Inverted P Waves ... : (A) Ectopic atrial ... #Inverted #PWaves ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram
R Wave Progression - normal chest lead ECG shows an rS-type complex in lead V1 with
R Wave Progression ... size of the R-wave ... decrease in the S wave ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #RWave #Progression
Atrial Flutter on Neck Examination

If you can dx this rhythm, you are born before 1960. 
Early
being the "c" wave ... accentuated the "a" wave ... single large “a/c” wave ... constant cannon a wave ... #Cardiology
Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
Cannon A Waves ... • The cannon a wave ... activation from SVT (e.g ... 2LmUODZ #Cannon #AWaves ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
Cannon A waves during ... the atria and ventricles ... rapid cannon a waves ... Hussainch #Cannon #Awaves ... #JVP #Cardiology
Canon A waves in a patient with AV dissociation

Occurs due to the simultaneous contraction of atria
contraction of atria ... pressure → pressure wave ... exaggerated A wave ... msocoMD #CanonA #Awaves ... #clinical #video
Hyperkaelemia ECG Features - With mild to moderate hyperkalemia, there is reduction of the size of
Hyperkaelemia ECG ... size of the P wave ... development of peaked T waves ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Criteria #PeakedT #ECGEducator
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
(e.g. ectopic atrial ... leads) • R wave ... Interpretation #ECG ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #diagnosis #system
Typical ECG changes in acute pericarditis includes: stage 1 - diffuse, positive, ST elevations with reciprocal
leads indicates atrial ... 3 - diffuse T wave ... becomes normal OR T waves ... #EM #IM #Cardiology ... #Spodick #ECGEducator