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Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
- Inhibits Na-K ... extracellular K ... conduction Uses: - Atrial ... fibrillation and atrial ... flutter (rate control
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... tachycardia (2) Atrial ... SVTs - atrial/junctional ... (3) Multifocal atrial ... #electrocardiogram
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
(e.g. ectopic atrial ... Morphology = multifocal atrial ... • Saw-Tooth = Atrial ... Flutter PR Interval ... Interpretation #ECG
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
palpitations, bradycardia ... Antibiotics (Bactrim, PCN ... - ↓ Effective arterial ... heparinized tube) • ECG ... QRS intervals, bradycardia
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
Ischemic Symptoms  EKG ... Obtain femoral arterial ... visualization with use of ultrasound ... Angiography & PCI ... DCSI #Initiative #Management
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
this post will focus ... is dominated by K+ ... as a too much K+ ... of the afferent arteriole ... #criticalcare #management