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Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
conduction Uses: - Atrial ... atrial flutter ... on ECG (at therapeutic ... Electrocardiogram #EKG ... #ECG
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG ... Subepicardial atrial ... aVR • Classic EKG ... : AVNRT, AVRT, atrial ... electrocardiogram #diagnosis #ekg
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... (e.g. ectopic atrial ... Morphology = multifocal atrial ... • Saw-Tooth = Atrial ... Interpretation #ECG
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
exam • 12-lead ECG ... Paroxysmal AF, atrial ... flutter, or atrial ... • Multifocal atrial ... Valvular disease (e.g
Atrial fibrillation (AF or A-fib) is an abnormal heart rhythm characterized by rapid and irregular beating.
Atrial fibrillation ... (AF or A-fib) is ... an abnormal heart ... Clinical #MedStudent #EKG ... #AtrialFibrillation
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
Ischemic Symptoms  EKG ... oliguria, lactic acidosis ... Obtain femoral arterial ... access (via direct ... Initiative #Management #Cardiology
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS - Apical 4 Chamber View

A 50-year-old woman with a history of cardiac
the transplanted heart ... with preserved atrial ... #VFib #Ventricular ... echocardiogram #cardiology ... #clinical #a4c
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
by excretion (e.g ... its metabolism (e.g ... ’s • Reduced Arterial ... B3: Hereditary Defects ... myopathies - Defects
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... one post op Cardiology ... CARP, DECREASE V trials ... management for select