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Wide Complex Tachycardia - ECG Definition and Causes
 • Wide Complex Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac
Definition and Causes ... tachycardia or WQRST Causes ... : • Ventricular ... imbalance • Ventricular ... #differential #causes
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy (LVH) Criteria
• Sokolow + Lyon 
 - S V1 + R V5 or
Left Ventricular ... V6 > 35 mm • Cornell ... Voltage #Left #Ventricular ... #Hypertrophy #ECG ... #EKG #Cardiology
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Diagnosis and Causes ... rnonths, Cardiogenic ventricular ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... diagnosis: Ischernic cause ... differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Osborn waves - positive deflections at the J point (negative in aVR and V1) with a
hypothermia with a core ... or idiopathic ventricular ... This EKG was recorded ... patient with a core ... #EKG #EmergencyMedicine
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
Left or right ventricular ... preexcitation, or ventricular ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Common sodium channel blockers which cause QRS widening.

Anticonvulsants: 
 - Carbamazepine 
Antidysrhythmics:  
 - Group
blockers which cause ... QRS #widening #ECG ... #EKG #Pharmacology ... Differential #Drugs #Classes
Hyperkalemia shortens repolarization; changes in the T wave provide the earliest clues to hyperpotassemia.
 - At
repolarization causes ... in conduction causes ... to 12.0 mEq/L, ventricular ... #Hyperkalemia #EKG ... #ECG #Changes #
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
production to cause ... Contraindications: Pts with ventricular ... arrythmias Diagnostics: EKG ... CT/MRI ($$$$) CORE
A Lewis Lead (also called the S5 lead) is a modified ECG lead used to detect
is a modified ECG ... standard 12 lead ECG ... In order to create ... to the wave of ventricular ... #Cardiology #EKG
WOBBLER  for ECG assessment in Syncope 
W - Wolff Parkinson White 
O - Obstructed AV
WOBBLER for ECG ... Brugada L - Left ventricular ... syncope, can be caused ... characteristically cause ... Mnemonic #Syncope #EKG