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Lead aVR on EKG
Lead aVR can provide some unique insight into 5 different conditions:

 - Acute
Lead aVR on EKG ... from SVT with aberrancy ... possibly better than Brugada ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... ALiEM
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
myocardial infarction: ST ... ST elevation in ... tachycardia (SVT ... than Brugada criteria ... #differential #cardiology
Note there is ST depression in aVR, a true sign of Left Main occlusion.  Many
Note there is ST ... depression in aVR ... authors state that ST ... #Clinical #EM #IM ... #Cardiology #EKG
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Table - Wide vs Narrow, Regular vs Irregular

Regular Rhythm - Narrow Complex
Diagnosis Table ... : • ST vs SVT ... abnormality • Beware AV ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table ... Irregular #causes #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - VT vs. SVT - Wide Tachycardias
DDx = VT vs. SVT with BBB
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SVT - Wide Tachycardias ... is positive in aVR ... - Brugada's sign ... VentricularTachycardia #Versus #ecg ... #ekg #cardiology
#EKG taken on a patient with an acute pulmonary embolism with right heart strain showing tachycardia,
#EKG taken on a ... strain showing tachycardia ... branch block, ST ... in V1 - V4 #Clinical ... #criticalcare #cardiology
Supraventricular Tachycardia EKG

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

Her heart
Supraventricular Tachycardia ... @EM_RESUS #AVRT ... #Tachycardia #EKG ... #Cardiology #EKG ... #Clinical
Pericarditis on EKG
Stage 1 - Widespread ST elevation (<5mm) and PR depression; In aVR: ST depression
1 - Widespread ST ... depression; In aVR ... : ST depression ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #clinical
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
depression in aVR ... are involved • Brugada ... block; and sinus tachycardia ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
Drive: • Sinus Tachycardia ... • Non-specific ST-T ... Changes • STE in aVR ... #EKG #Pulmonary ... AcutePE #diagnosis #cardiology