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Hyperkalemia on EKG
"Mild" Hyperkalemia
 • Peaked, narrow-based T Waves
 • Double counting of HR by EKG
EKG "Mild" Hyperkalemia ... of conduction block ... #EKG #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #clinical
Cannon A Waves of Complete Heart Block on Physical Exam
A patient presented to clinic with lightheadedness
Complete Heart Block ... is shown on the neck ... complete heart block ... complete heart block ... Complete #HeartBlock #PhysicalExam
Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
• Caused by atrial ... activation from SVT (e.g ... ., junctional rhythm ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #CVP
Cannon A Waves on Neck Examination

Cannon a waves! Notice that it occurs randomly, not predictably w/
AV dissociation ... : 3rd deg AV block ... for DDI and an atrial ... #Neck #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #Clinical
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
(e.g. ectopic atrial ... Interval: • 1° Block ... >200ms • 2° Block ... loss of P • 2° Block ... • 3° Complete Block
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
- Differential Diagnosis ... atrioventricular block ... Atrioventricular dissociation ... Jugular #Waveforms #JVP ... #PhysicalExam #
Paroxysmal AV Block on ECG
 - Characterized by an abrupt and persistent AV block in the
slowing of sinus rhythm ... #Paroxysmal #AVBlock ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #clinical
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
1st Degree Heart Block ... P and QRS • Atrial ... degrees #summary #Diagnosis ... #EKG #electrocardiogram ... #ecg #cardiology
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
(AV blocks) - ECG ... • This is a clinically ... #AVBlock #cardiology ... #ekg #ecg #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram
Multifocal Atrial Arrhythmias on ECG
Multifocal atrial rhythm & Multifocal atrial tachycardia
ECG Recognition:
 • Variable P wave
ECG Recognition ... are blocked or ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #clinical #comparison