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Typical ECG changes in acute pericarditis includes: stage 1 - diffuse, positive, ST elevations with reciprocal
Typical ECG changes ... of PR in other leads ... indefinitely inverted #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #Cardiology ... #Spodick #ECGEducator
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - EKG Characteristics
Typical EKG findings may include:
 • Deep and narrow Q waves
Characteristics Typical ... lateral and inferior leads ... • General signs ... the precordial leads ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram
Typical (Counterclockwise) and Reverse Typical (Clockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
Typical (Counterclockwise) Atrial Flutter
 • Inferior leads:
Flutter • Inferior leads ... Flutter #aflutter #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical ... #diagnosis #comparison
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T ... maker' lesion Typically ... #Wellens #Sign # ... EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Type 1 Second-degree AV block, also known as Mobitz I or Wenckebach periodicity, is almost always
interval on the electrocardiogram ... by a blocked P wave ... #Clinical #EM #IM ... #Cardiology #MedStudent ... Mobitz1 #Mobitz #ECGEducator
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
Equivalents / Don't Miss Signs ... - starts below ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #STEMI
Type 1 Second-degree AV block, also known as Mobitz I or Wenckebach periodicity, is almost always
interval on the electrocardiogram ... by a blocked P wave ... #Clinical #EM #IM ... #Cardiology #MedStudent ... Mobitz1 #Mobitz #ECGEducator
Wellens Syndrome on EKG
Associated with a critical stenosis of the proximal LAD, suggestive of impending infarction
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of the proximal LAD ... Present in pain-free state ... #ecg #cardiology ... #electrocardiogram ... #diagnosis
Benign T-wave Inversion (BTWI) vs. Wellens'
 • Usually in leads V3-V6 (vs. V2-V4 in Wellens'), but
• Usually in leads ... often has STE typical ... are generally stable ... #ECG #diagnosis ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram
Typical (Counterclockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
 • Inferior leads: Sawtooth waves (fast up, slow down; "negative")
• Inferior leads ... Flutter #aflutter #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical ... #diagnosis