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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 ... High rate in <1 ... #Wellens #Sign # ... EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Pediatric SVT - Management Algorithm
Identify SVT:
 • HR not variable
 • Abrupt rate changes
 • Infants:
SVT - Management Algorithm ... variable • Abrupt rate ... : HR > 180bpm ECG ... Signs of shock or ... tachycardia #Management #Algorithm
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT) on EKG
 • Heart rate > 100 bpm (usually 100-150 bpm)
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Tachycardia (MAT) on EKG ... • Heart rate ... diagnosis #cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #labeled #clinical
Supraventricular Tachycardia EKG

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

Her heart
Supraventricular Tachycardia EKG ... case of a 50-year-old ... palpitations Her heart rate ... #Cardiology #EKG ... #Clinical
Wide Complex Tachycardia - ECG Definition and Causes
 • Wide Complex Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac
Definition and Causes ... rhythm with a rate ... tachycardia or WQRST Causes ... diagnosis #cardiology #ekg ... #differential #causes
Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm (AIVR) on EKG
 • Regular rhythm with wide. 
 • QRS complexes >120
Rhythm (AIVR) on EKG ... 120 ms • Heart rate ... diagnosis #cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #clinical
Knuckle Sign on ECG - Acute Pericarditis

Electrocardiogram of a 68-year-old woman two days after coronary artery
Knuckle Sign on ... elevation (‘knuckle’ sign ... aVR #Knuckle #Sign ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Clinical #LeadAVR
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
Electrocardiogram (EKG ... nodal conduction Uses ... atrial flutter (rate ... Digoxin effect on ECG ... Electrocardiogram #EKG
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
• Check heart rate ... • If heart rate ... and positioning (e.g ... • If heart rate ... (eg steroid dependency
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
- Control rate ... (e.g., diltiazem ... Treat underlying cause ... Treat underlying cause ... management #cardiology #algorithm