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1. "Sinus Tach" at ~150 bpm is your cue to look for flutter waves
2. Don't trust
"Sinus Tach" at ... look for flutter waves ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #ECG #Atrial #Flutter
Premature atrial complex (PAC) - ECG Recognition
 • Prematurity and altered P wave morphology.
 • P
complex (PAC) - ECG ... look like the sinus ... #complexes #cardiology ... #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #clinical
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
Hyperkalemia on EKG
"Mild" Hyperkalemia
 • Peaked, narrow-based T Waves
 • Double counting of HR by EKG
QRS widening • Sinus ... of conduction block ... #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #clinical
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
presence of AV block ... Wandering Atrial ... #Arrhythmia #cardiology ... #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #variants #clinical
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 ... Serial EKGS in pts ... EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
• This is a clinically ... atrioventricular #blocks #AVBlock ... #cardiology #ekg ... #electrocardiogram ... #classification
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
presence of AV block ... Wandering Atrial ... #Arrhythmia #cardiology ... #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #variants #clinical
Type 1 Second-degree AV block, also known as Mobitz I or Wenckebach periodicity, is almost always
interval on the electrocardiogram ... (ECG) on consecutive ... by a blocked P wave ... #Clinical #EM #IM ... #Cardiology #MedStudent
High-grade AV Block aka Advanced AV Block
 • During sinus rhythm, when 2 or more P
• During sinus ... when 2 or more P waves ... • This is a clinically ... Advanced #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram