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Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic ... Tests: ECG, Telemetry ... , Carotid U/S, EEG ... , Brain MRI, Cardiac ... #diagnosis #workup
Inverted P Waves:
(A) Ectopic atrial rhythm
(B) Junctional rhythm 

#Inverted #PWaves #cardiology #diagnosis #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram #differential
Inverted #PWaves #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #differential # ... clinical
Osborn (J Wave)

Etiology 
• Hypothermia (below 320C / SOOF) 
• Normal variant 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Neurological
fibrillation Clinical ... No prognostic value ... #Differential # ... Cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Hypothermia
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
and Causes • Clinical ... ventricular arrythmia, syncope ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... #Myocarditis #differential ... #cardiology #MRI
66 yo with syncope - Ventricular Tachycardia

This ECG shows a wide-complex tachycardia in a right bundle
66 yo with syncope ... Tachycardia This ECG ... establish the diagnosis ... -LearnTheHeart ECG ... #Cardiology #ECG
Syncope Cost-Effectiveness Workup
Cost-effective tests for most patients: 
 • Orthostatic BP
 • ECG
 • Telemetry (if
Orthostatic BP • ECG ... • Ambulatory ECG ... Carotid US • Brain MRI ... • EEG • Cardiac ... #diagnosis #workup
Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm (AIVR) on EKG
 • Regular rhythm with wide. 
 • QRS complexes >120
Rhythm (AIVR) on EKG ... #Rhythm #AIVR #diagnosis ... #cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #clinical
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
Specific for critical ... anterior wall MI ... Wellens #Sign #EKG ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Pericarditis on EKG
Stage 1 - Widespread ST elevation (<5mm) and PR depression; In aVR: ST depression
Pericarditis on EKG ... #Pericarditis #EKG ... #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #clinical
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
, e.g., due to arrhythmias ... (ruling out differential ... diagnoses), ruling ... and an initial ECG ... should be guided by clinical