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Knuckle Sign on ECG - Acute Pericarditis

Electrocardiogram of a 68-year-old woman two days after coronary artery
ECG - Acute Pericarditis ... surgery with small pericardial ... effusion seen on an echocardiogram ... ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Clinical #LeadAVR
Pericarditis - Definition and Diagnostic Criteria
Acute Pericarditis 
 • Inflammatory pericardial syndrome to be diagnosed with
chest pain ... (2) pericardial ... depression on ECG ... (4) pericardial ... #criteria #cardiology
Pericarditis on EKG
Stage 1 - Widespread ST elevation (<5mm) and PR depression; In aVR: ST depression
Pericarditis on ... EKG Stage 1 - Widespread ... Normalization Spodick's sign ... #EKG #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #clinical
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T ... Specific for critical ... period without chest ... EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Chest pain after AFib ablation. What’s the most likely diagnosis?

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You are all correct: the patient had
Chest pain after ... w/ a moderate pericardial ... MusaSharkawi #Clinical ... #Cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Pericarditis
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
Cardiac injury (e.g ... perforation (e.g ... esophageal perforation. chest ... injury Blunt chest ... #Differential #
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
's female with chest ... Triage EKG (no prior ... Differential/diagnosis ... #A4c #clinical ... #cardiology #McConnells
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG ... atrial injury from pericardial ... aVR • Classic EKG ... #AVR #leadAVR #ecg ... electrocardiogram #diagnosis #ekg
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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performed) • Clinical ... intolerance • Chest ... pain, pericarditis ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... , echocardiogram
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram

Septal Shudder, tubular LV (bullet shaped), D Cruz sign(abnormal angle between post wall
on Echocardiogram ... shaped), D Cruz sign ... halt, increased pericardial ... #POCUS #clinical ... #cardiology #PLAX