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Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
Wave Inversions - Differential ... (Yamaguchi syndrome ... wave inversion syndrome ... Diagnosis #Causes #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Cardiomyopathies 

Manifestations of cardiomyopathy (CM) range from microscopic alterations in cardiac myocytes to fulminant Heart Failure
Divided into 2 major ... ) • Short QT Syndrome ... Hypereosinophilic syndrome ... Cardiomyopathies #cardiology ... #diagnosis #differential
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... Sick Sinus Syndrome ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #differential
Bradycardia
1) First Steps: IV, O2, Monitors, ECG, Pads on patient, Crash Cart in room. Is patient
O2, Monitors, ECG ... Chest Pain • ECG ... Connect ECG Leads ... bradycardia #diagnosis #differential ... #management #cardiology
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Inherited arrhythmia syndromes ... syndrome, ARVC) ... may not occur Differential ... PVC #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
failure, and death. 2. ... ST elevation: Differential ... QTc interval, RAD ... #differential # ... cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy ... other causes* 2. ... Differential Diagnosis ... Management during ... #cardiology #treatment
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
point • De Winter syndrome ... , often with 1-2 ... Sgarbossa criterion 2 ... #differential # ... cardiology #electrocardiogram
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... exam • 12-lead ECG ... • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... #Palpitations #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Atypical Takotsubo Syndrome - Basal Subtype
Atypical Takotsubo Syndrome in patient requiring ECMO
1. 6% of MI have
Atypical Takotsubo Syndrome ... non-obstructive coronaries 2. ... #Cardiomyopathy ... Subtype #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #echocardiogram