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The progression of ECG findings seen during acute coronary occlusion and reperfusion.
#Diagnosis #Cardiology #ECG #EKG #Reperfusion
progression of ECG ... findings seen during ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Reperfusion
Owing to the morbidity and need for urgent treatment, STEMI is the default diagnosis is patients
Owing to the morbidity ... is the default diagnosis ... to an alternate diagnosis ... : #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #STElevation
Lead aVR on EKG
Lead aVR can provide some unique insight into 5 different conditions:

 - Acute
Lead aVR on EKG ... tachycardias by using ... Brugada criteria) #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Lead #AVR
66 yo with syncope - Ventricular Tachycardia

This ECG shows a wide-complex tachycardia in a right bundle
Tachycardia This ECG ... block pattern going ... establish the diagnosis ... VentricularTachycardia #Clinical #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
Inferior Vena Cava ... Tamponade #POCUS #Diagnosis ... #Evaluation #Cardiology ... Echocardiogram #Ultrasound
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
changes often occur during ... Wellens #Sign #EKG ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
D-Sign on Ultrasound
Right Ventricular Pressure vs Volume Overload
Eccentricity Index (EI) = D2/D1
RV Overload “D Sign” EI
D-Sign on Ultrasound ... @Pocus101 #DSign ... #Ultrasound #echocardiogram ... #psax #diagnosis ... #cardiology #pocus
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
Approach to ECGs ... , long P • ↑ Ca ... see below) • ↓ Ca ... Syncope #Syndromes #ECG ... #diagnosis #cardiology
The 3 Fates of a Premature Atrial Complex
 • PAC can be conducted with normal QRS
PAC that falls during ... #PACs #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
activation from SVT (e.g ... Cannon #AWaves #diagnosis ... #cardiology #CVP