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Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

WPW is a congenital abnormality characterized by an abnormal accessory conduction pathway between the atria
pathway between the atria ... QRS interval on EKG ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Clinical #Diagnosis
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T ... Serial EKGS in pts ... #Wellens #Sign # ... EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
, ectopic atrial ... #Approach #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #interpretation
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
+ negative T WPW ... #Syndromes #ECG ... #EKG #Checklist ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #electrocardiogram
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis ... - exertional syncope ... despite hx HTN) EKG ... precordial leads) - atrial ... #Symptoms #Cardiology
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG ... aVR • Classic EKG ... #AVR #leadAVR #ecg ... #electrocardiogram ... #diagnosis #ekg
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
abberancy - N B Afib + WPW ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #differential
17-year-old male s/p syncopal episode. #Brugada type 3 seen on 12 lead #EKG. Diagnosis confirmed by
year-old male s/p syncopal ... seen on 12 lead #EKG ... #cardiology #ekg ... #electrocardiogram ... #diagnosis #em
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... (e.g. ectopic atrial ... @AmyChung #EKG ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
= Biomarkers + ECG ... #Ischemia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #STEMI