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Second Degree Heart Block, Mobitz Type I (Wenckebach)

P waves and QRS complexes are normal but... 
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Second Degree Heart Block ... Wenckebach) P waves ... #SecondDegree #HeartBlock ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Second Degree Heart Block, Mobitz Type II

• p waves are normal 
• QRS complexes are usually
Type II • p waves ... bundle branch block ... #SecondDegree #HeartBlock ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Hyperkalemia on EKG
"Mild" Hyperkalemia
 • Peaked, narrow-based T Waves
 • Double counting of HR by EKG
Hyperkalemia on EKG ... counting of HR by EKG ... • Pseudo-STEMI ... #Hyperkalemia #EKG ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Left Anterior Fascicular Block on EKG
 • Left axis deviation (LAD) (-45 degrees to -90 degrees)
Anterior Fascicular Block ... on EKG • Left ... in leads I and aVL ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
= Biomarkers + ECG ... inversion in avL ... #Ischemia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #Interpretation
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... junction origin (e.g ... @AmyChung #EKG ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
ECG of a 55-year-old man who presented to the ER with chest pain 
Computer interpretation: “Nonspecific
ECG of a 55-year-old ... pain Computer interpretation ... Recognize this #ECG ... #Clinical #Cardiology ... #EKG #STEMI #InferoPosterior
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
Degree, Mobitz II HeartBlock ... SarahFoohey #HeartBlocks ... degrees #summary #Diagnosis ... #EKG #electrocardiogram ... #ecg #cardiology
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
on ECG • Conventional ... of the leads l, aVL ... #Equivalents #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #differential #cardiology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

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