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Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

WPW is a congenital abnormality characterized by an abnormal accessory conduction pathway between the atria
a delta wave, short ... and widened QRS interval ... 120 msec) 3 Short ... PR interval (PR ... WolffParkinsonWhite #WPW #Cardiology
TISSUE APPEARANCES ON 
MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND 

Bone:
 
Bone is represented as a very bright structure and appears
MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND ... hypoechoic, with some internal ... Nerve: Ultrasound ... of hypoechoic spots ... Atlas #Clinical #Radiology
WPW EKG after cardioversion of SVT

Here is the post-conversion ECG

The patient is now in Sinus Rhythm,
The PR interval ... is strikingly short ... Electrocardiogram #Clinical #Cardiology
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
biphasic T waves - Short ... QT interval ... Electrocardiogram #EKG #Cardiology
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
• PR interval < ... rhythm) • PR interval ... : • QT interval ... de pointes • Short ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology
Kussmaul's Sign and Friedreich's Sign on Neck Examination

A middle-aged M with unknown PMH presents with dyspnea.
small blue-colored spot ... Frameworks for Internal ... Clinical #Video #Cardiology
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
visualization with use of ultrasound ... access (Femoral or Internal ... Initiative #Management #Cardiology
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation - ED Management
The shoulder is the most commonly dislocated major joint, 95% of
slight abduction & external ... Dislocation #Anterior #Radiology ... #Orthopedics #Sports
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
dextrocardia, normal Intervals ... 500 DANGER - Short ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
WOBBLER  for ECG assessment in Syncope 
W - Wolff Parkinson White 
O - Obstructed AV
syndrome – look for a short ... PR interval or ... there is also a short ... ECG #Diagnosis #Cardiology