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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 ... post-conversion ECG ... is strikingly short ... #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
It starts as sinus rhythm with probable inferior STEMI, but becomes ventricular fibrillation (or polymorphic ventricular
It starts as sinus ... STEMI, but becomes ventricular ... or polymorphic ventricular ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #EKG #Arrest #VentricularTachycardia
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Sudden Cardiac Arrest ... Arrhythmogenic right ventricular ... Channelopathies: Long/short ... Electrolyte disorders • WPW ... #cardiology #differential
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
abberancy - N B Afib + WPW ... (4) SA node arrest ... Distal AV block - ventricular ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #differential
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
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
Approach to ECGs ... + negative T WPW ... Syncope #Syndromes #ECG ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #electrocardiogram
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
more of AVRT in WPW ... Differentiating ventricular ... #AVR #leadAVR #ecg ... #electrocardiogram ... #differential #cardiology
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
Ventricular fibrillation (V-fib or VF) is when the heart quivers instead of pumps due to disorganized
Ventricular fibrillation ... results in cardiac arrest ... Ventricular fibrillation ... Clinical #MedStudent #Cardiology ... #ECGEducator