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Wide Complex Tachycardia - ECG Definition and Causes
 • Wide Complex Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac
Definition and ... QRS width ≥ 0.12 sec ... presence of drug effect ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #definition #differential
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
other obvious causes ... size, Right atrial ... catheterization Needed for definitive ... guanylate cyclase (sGC ... directly stimualtes sGC
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Negative Contrast ... Effect in Right ... Atrium - Differential ... #Atrium #RA #Differential ... echocardiogram #s4c
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
300 = NSVT EKG ... capture of the atria ... may not occur Differential ... arrhythmia • Atrial ... #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
200ms from longer pause ... Distal AV block - ventricular ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #differential
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber

50's male witnessed arrest. Unknown hx. AED no
Ventricular Fibrillation ... SC from first break ... getting 12 lead ECG ... RJonesSonoEM #Ventricular ... Fibrillation #VFib #S4C
Ebstein Anomaly on Echocardiogram

Ebstein anomaly. The tricuspid valve is ALWAYS more apically displaced than the mitral
the RV as the ventricular ... commonest congenital cause ... associated with an atrial ... septal defect. ... #a4c