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Hypothermia on EKG
 • J (Osborn) waves
 • PR, QRS, and QT prolongation
 • Various bradyarrythmias
Hypothermia on EKG ... . sinus bradycardia ... response, junctional rhythm ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #clinical
Comparison between Wandering atrial pacemaker (A) vs multifocal atrial arrhythmia (B)

#WAP #MAR #wandering #atrial #pacemaker #comparison
Comparison between ... #multifocal #rhythm ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #clinical
Hyperkalemia on EKG
"Mild" Hyperkalemia
 • Peaked, narrow-based T Waves
 • Double counting of HR by EKG
QRS widening • Sinus ... Sinoventricular rhythm ... • "Sine wave" rhythm ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #clinical
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
is gradual and rhythmic ... #Arrhythmia #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #variants #clinical ... #comparison
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... • Unexplained sinus ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... • IVIG (Giant cell ... #Management #Cardiology
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
is gradual and rhythmic ... #Arrhythmia #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #variants #clinical ... #comparison
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
arrest - escape rhythms ... block (lower AV cells ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Ectopic atrial rhythm
 • The atrial rate is less than 100 bpm.
 • PR interval within
P wave during sinus ... rhythm ... • Customary to call ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram
Laryngocele- ...On physical examination, he had nontender, compressible swelling in the left cervical region that transmitted
A diagnosis of laryngocele ... saccule within the sinus ... #NEJM #clinical ... #laryngoscope #radiology ... #CT #laryngocele
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... Palpitations Diagnosis ... Heart Rate and Rhythm ... straight after bending ... #Palpitations #Cardiology