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Atrial Fibrillation and WPW - Pre-Excitation AFib
In pre-excitation + a-fib with RVR:
 • All AV nodal
Pre-Excitation AFib ... AV nodal blocking ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... PreExcitation #clinical #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
abberancy - N B Afib ... DANGER (4) Vfib ... Irregular (1) A fib ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis
Hallmark ECG features of Ventricular Tachycardia (VT)
AV indicates atrioventricular; LAD, left axis deviation; LBBB, left bundle
Hallmark ECG features ... Tachycardia (VT) AV ... #VTach #ECG #EKG ... #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Ventricular Parasystole on EKG

Normal AV conduction depolarizes the ventricle before the parasystolic focus fires

- Dr. Eric
on EKG Normal ... AV conduction depolarizes ... #Parasystole #EKG ... #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical
Classic Digoxin-Associated Arrhythmias
 • Atrial fibrillation with an unusually slow ventricular response
 • Atrial Fibrillation with
unusually slow ventricular ... Tachycardia with 2:1 AV ... Bidirectional Ventricular ... Arrhythmias #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
Syndrome (SSS) • AV ... Tachycardia (MAT) • AV ... node: AV re-entrant ... ), AV nodal re-entrant ... Fibrillation (V-Fib
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
., A-Fib also a ... in relation to ECG ... Changes • STE in aVR ... AcutePE #diagnosis #cardiology ... #electrocardiogram
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... interval < 120 ms = AV ... (e.g. ectopic atrial ... Waves/Fibrillary = afib ... Interpretation #ECG
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG ... artery (LMCA). left anterior ... • Classic EKG ... #AVR #leadAVR #ecg ... #diagnosis #ekg
Approach to ECGs - VT vs. SVT - Wide Tachycardias
DDx = VT vs. SVT with BBB
All
(> 160ms) - AV ... - a sinus and ventricular ... #VT #VTach #SVT ... VentricularTachycardia #Versus #ecg ... #ekg #cardiology