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

 - Acute
Lead aVR on EKG ... Differentiating VT ... Brugada criteria) #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #EKG ... #Utility #ALiEM
Transducer location to evaluate the femoral vein and normal ultrasound images showing common femoral artery (A)
#Clinical #Diagnosis ... #EM #Radiology ... #Vasc #POCUS #DVT ... #Positioning #ALiEM
Transducer location to evaluate the popliteal vein and normal ultrasound images showing popliteal artery (A) and
#Clinical #Diagnosis ... #EM #Radiology ... #Vasc #POCUS #DVT ... #Positioning #ALiEM
Positive DVT study showing thrombus in the femoral vein (v), adjacent to the femoral artery (a)
Positive DVT study ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #EM #Radiology ... #Vasc #POCUS #DVT ... Noncompressible #ALiEM
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

WPW is a congenital abnormality characterized by an abnormal accessory conduction pathway between the atria
pathway between the atria ... a delta wave, short ... WolffParkinsonWhite #WPW #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Clinical #Diagnosis
Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
• Caused by atrial ... activation from SVT ... (e.g., junctional ... Cannon #AWaves #diagnosis ... #cardiology #CVP
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Subepicardial atrial ... : Differential diagnosis ... : AVNRT, AVRT, atrial ... electrocardiogram #diagnosis ... #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
100 Wide (1) VT ... w/ BBB (3) SVT ... (3) SVTs - atrial ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... (e.g. ectopic atrial ... de pointes • Short ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #diagnosis #system
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
plaque, causing partial ... rapidly over a short ... is reflected by ECG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Text: The Only EKG