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Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
Electrocardiogram (EKG ... conduction Uses: - Atrial ... fibrillation and atrial ... Digoxin effect on ECG ... #ECG
1. "Sinus Tach" at ~150 bpm is your cue to look for flutter waves
2. Don't trust
cue to look for flutter ... waves 2. ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #ECG #Atrial #Flutter
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Atrial flutter ... (3) SVTs - atrial ... (3) Multifocal atrial ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis
Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is an abnormally fast heart rhythm arising from improper electrical activity in upper
four main types: atrial ... tachycardia (PSVT), atrial ... flutter, and Wolff-Parkinson-White ... syndrome. ... #EKG #SVT #SupraVentricularTachycardia
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
convert - Possible atrial ... atrial tachycardia ... Control rate (e.g ... Rhythm: • Probable atrial ... Control rate (e.g
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... (e.g. ectopic atrial ... Morphology = multifocal atrial ... • Saw-Tooth = Atrial ... @AmyChung #EKG
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Suprasternal Notch 2) ... Imaging Plane, e.g ... Structures Visualized, e.g ... Aortic valve (AV) level ... #Nomenclature #POCUS
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
Diagnosis and Management ... Budd Chiari syndrome ... palliatively with arterial ... Recombinant cytokines (e.g ... kinase inhibitors (e.g
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
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
Brady Management ... relationship (2: ... P and QRS • Atrial ... summary #Diagnosis #EKG ... electrocardiogram #ecg