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Hypercalcemia - EKG Findings
Causes of Hypercalcemia 
• Malignancy 
• Milk-alkali syndrome 
• Vitamin D toxicity 
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Hypercalcemia - EKG ... • Milk-alkali syndrome ... Hypercalcemia #EKG ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Differential #
Wellen's Syndrome 
Type A - Biphasic T wave 
Type B - Deeply inverted T wave
Wellen's Syndrome ... stenosis of the left anterior ... intervention #Wellens #Syndrome ... Types #Cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - EKG Characteristics
Typical EKG findings may include:
 • Deep and narrow Q waves
Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - EKG ... Characteristics Typical EKG ... the lateral and inferior ... General signs of LVH ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
atrial stretch) RA/RV ... Point to V5 (as RV ... leads) RV Ischemia ... Leads (VI-V3) +/- Inferior ... diagnosis #cardiology #electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
ECGs - Syncope Syndromes ... mchlwng #Syncope #Syndromes ... #ECG #EKG #Checklist ... diagnosis #cardiology #electrocardiogram ... #differential
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
Wave Inversions - Differential ... cardiomyopathy (Yamaguchi syndrome ... wave inversion syndrome ... TWaveInversions #TWI #Differential ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
point • De Winter syndrome ... Acute ischemia in LVH ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #differential # ... cardiology #electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
in avL - early inferior ... V1, unless LBBB/LVH ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram ... Interpretation #differential
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
artery (LMCA). left anterior ... ST elevation: Differential ... #electrocardiogram ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #differential #
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... Septal (V1-2) • Anterior ... WolffParkinson-White syndrome ... @AmyChung #EKG ... #Electrocardiogram