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EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... EKG is helpful in ... Tachycardia (most ... Arrhythmia* (e.g ... #Embolism #AcutePE
ECG changes in Pulmonary Embolism
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Sinus tachycardia 
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Complete or incomplete RBBB 
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ECG changes in Pulmonary ... Embolism - Sinus ... tachycardia - ... S1Q3T3 #Predictive #ECG ... #EKG #Findings
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG ... EKG findings: Sinus ... , atrial tachycardia ... #AVR #leadAVR #ecg ... #ekg #differential
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
Sinus Arrhythmia ... Wandering Atrial ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram ... variants #clinical #comparison
Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
• Caused by atrial ... , it indicates AV ... activation from SVT (e.g ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #CVP
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
Sinus Arrhythmia ... Wandering Atrial ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram ... variants #clinical #comparison
Approach to ECGs - VT vs. SVT - Wide Tachycardias
DDx = VT vs. SVT with BBB
All
SVT - Wide Tachycardias ... dissociation (P ... Fusion beats - a sinus ... VentricularTachycardia #Versus #ecg ... #ekg #cardiology
Multifocal Atrial Rhythm vs Wandering Atrial Pacemaker
Mutifocal Atrial Rhythm / Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia:
Belong to a group
of a variable P-wave ... dissociation ... #cardiology #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #comparison
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... in the chest or neck ... exam • 12-lead ECG ... Valvular disease (e.g ... : SVT-AVNRT or AVRT
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
complex Pulmonary Embolism ... bundle-branch block; and sinus ... tachycardia ... #cardiology #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram