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WPW EKG after cardioversion of SVT

Here is the post-conversion ECG

The patient is now in Sinus Rhythm,
WPW EKG after cardioversion ... is strikingly short ... This is WPW! ... #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Clinical #Cardiology
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

WPW is a congenital abnormality characterized by an abnormal accessory conduction pathway between the atria
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome WPW ... a delta wave, short ... WolffParkinsonWhite #WPW ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Sudden Cardiac Arrest ... Channelopathies: Long/short ... QT syndromes, Brugada ... Electrolyte disorders • WPW ... #cardiology #differential
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
assoc withlK Brugada ... + negative T WPW ... Syncope #Syndromes #ECG ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs
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 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
Approach to ECGs ... 500 DANGER - Short ... #Approach #ECG ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #interpretation
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
more of AVRT in WPW ... detect VT than Brugada ... #AVR #leadAVR #ecg ... #electrocardiogram ... #differential #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... abberancy - N B Afib + WPW ... (4) SA node arrest ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #differential
Short QT Syndrome
Short QT syndrome (SQTS) is a very rare, recently described syndrome in which an
Short QT Syndrome ... Short QT syndrome ... associated with cardiac arrest ... Syndrome #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
are involved • Brugada ... Osborne waves - Short ... inverted T waves • Short ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Ventricular tachycardia (V-tach or VT) is a type of regular and fast heart rate that arises
Short periods may ... result in cardiac arrest ... Clinical #MedStudent #Cardiology ... #EKG #VTach #VentricularTachycardia ... #ECGEducator