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Hyperkalemia on EKG
"Mild" Hyperkalemia
 • Peaked, narrow-based T Waves
 • Double counting of HR by EKG
EKG "Mild" Hyperkalemia ... QRS widening • Sinus ... of conduction block ... #EKG #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
Sinus Arrhythmia ... presence of AV block ... Sinus #Arrhythmia ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
Sinus Arrhythmia ... presence of AV block ... Sinus #Arrhythmia ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram
Ventriculophasic Sinus Arrhythmia - ECG Diagnosis
 • The P to P interval encompassing a QRS complex
Ventriculophasic Sinus ... Arrhythmia - ECG ... presence of AV block ... #Arrhythmia #cardiology ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Non-phasic sinus arrhythmia - ECG Diagnosis
• The P wave and PR interval are normal
• The PP
Non-phasic sinus ... arrhythmia - ECG ... Diagnosis • The P wave ... #Arrhythmia #cardiology ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia - ECG Diagnosis
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases with expiration.
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia ... - ECG Diagnosis ... #phasic #Sinus # ... Arrhythmia #cardiology ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Wandering atrial pacemaker - ECG Diagnosis
 • The change in P wave contour is gradual
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The change in P wave ... • Variant of sinus ... arrhythmia Note ... atrial #pacemaker #cardiology ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... 3 different P waves ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #differential
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
• During sinus ... • In sinus rhythm ... #cardiology #ekg ... #ecg #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
Adrenergic Drive: • Sinus ... finding) • Atrial Arrhythmia ... • Dominant R Wave ... in relation to ECG ... #electrocardiogram