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EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
Cheat Sheet 1) ... (e.g. ectopic atrial ... Interval: • 1° ... (1 mm) wide > ... #Electrocardiogram
1. "Sinus Tach" at ~150 bpm is your cue to look for flutter waves
2. Don't trust
1. ... look for flutter waves ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #ECG #Atrial #Flutter
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
threatening T wave ... High rate in <1 ... Serial EKGS in pts ... Wellens #Sign #EKG ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Typical ECG changes in acute pericarditis includes: stage 1 - diffuse, positive, ST elevations with reciprocal
includes: stage 1 ... leads indicates atrial ... 3 - diffuse T wave ... inverted #Diagnosis #EM ... IM #Cardiology #EKG
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

WPW is a congenital abnormality characterized by an abnormal accessory conduction pathway between the atria
pathway between the atria ... out for a delta wave ... is ablation. 1 ... complex (Delta wave ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
(3) SVTs - atrial ... (3) Multifocal atrial ... 3 different P waves ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram
Type 1 Second-degree AV block, also known as Mobitz I or Wenckebach periodicity, is almost always
Type 1 Second-degree ... interval on the electrocardiogram ... by a blocked P wave ... #Clinical #EM #IM ... Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG
Type 1 Second-degree AV block, also known as Mobitz I or Wenckebach periodicity, is almost always
Type 1 Second-degree ... interval on the electrocardiogram ... by a blocked P wave ... #Clinical #EM #IM ... Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
segment at (or 40-60 ms ... , often with 1-2 ... with R/S ratio > 1 ... #EKG #diagnosis ... differential #cardiology #electrocardiogram
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
relationship (2:1 ... or 3:1 block) ... P and QRS • Atrial ... summary #Diagnosis #EKG ... #electrocardiogram