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Lead aVR on EKG
Lead aVR can provide some unique insight into 5 different conditions:

 - Acute
Lead aVR on EKG ... TCA-like overdose - AVRT ... with aberrancy in wide ... Brugada criteria) #Diagnosis ... #ECG #Lead #AVR
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG ... : Differential diagnosis ... suggestive more of AVRT ... tachycardia (SVT) in wide ... #AVR #leadAVR #ecg
Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW)
- Orthodromic AVRT: Narrow complex, most common 
- Antidromic AVRT: wide complex because goes through
- Orthodromic AVRT ... - Antidromic AVRT ... : wide complex because ... WPW #Cardiology #ECG ... #Clinical #Diagnosis
Supraventricular Tachycardia EKG

Here’s a great ECG case of a 50-year-old lady who presented with palpitations

Her heart
Here’s a great ECG ... case of a 50-year-old ... Is it wide or narrow ... computer thinks it’s wide ... @EM_RESUS #AVRT
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
- Differential Diagnosis ... Aflutter • AVNRT ... • AVRT (ie ... aberrancy - Wide ... #Algorithm #causes
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Table - Wide vs Narrow, Regular vs Irregular

Regular Rhythm - Narrow Complex
- Differential Diagnosis ... • ST vs SVT (AVNRT ... whether AF is cause ... abnormality • Beware AV ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100 Wide ... 200ms from longer pause ... can function) Wide ... #EKG #diagnosis
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
- Differential Diagnosis ... • AV block ... - Medication side ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Classification #Table #Causes
Quincke's Pulse in a patient with a normal echocardiogram (non-valvular)

A 70 y/o man presents with new
with a normal echocardiogram ... orthopnea/PND, wide ... Workup for cause ... (beriberi) and AV ... AorticRegurgitation #Diagnosis
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
effusion fluid or air ... , e.g. central line ... tube ❹ Rapid diagnosis ... • Diagnostic ... Cardiac #Tamponade #Anesthesiology