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Hyperkalemia on EKG
"Mild" Hyperkalemia
 • Peaked, narrow-based T Waves
 • Double counting of HR by EKG
EKG "Mild" Hyperkalemia ... of conduction block ... • Pseudo-STEMI ... #EKG #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
new/old infarct STEMI ... bigger than QRS - deWinter ... inversion in avL ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
• Lateral (I + aVL ... @AmyChung #EKG ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #diagnosis #system ... #cheatsheet
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
STEMI Equivalents ... J point • De Winter ... of the leads l, aVL ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #differential #cardiology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework STEMI ... • Hypercalcemia ... STElevation #ST #STEMI ... #cardiology #ecg