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Hyperkalemia on EKG
"Mild" Hyperkalemia
 • Peaked, narrow-based T Waves
 • Double counting of HR by EKG
Hyperkalemia on EKG ... counting of HR by EKG ... of conduction block ... • Pseudo-STEMI ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
new/old infarct STEMI ... inversion in avL ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #Interpretation
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... • Lateral (I + aVL ... @AmyChung #EKG ... #Interpretation ... #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
Abdominal X-Ray Anatomy and Interpretation Checklist
 - Is there bowel dilatation, wall edema or pneumatosis?
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Checklist - Is there bowel ... you place every focus ... of gas within bowel ... - Check all of the ... #radiology #diagnosis
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
STEMI Equivalents ... STEMI - Elevation ... of the leads l, aVL ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #differential #cardiology
ECG of a 55-year-old man who presented to the ER with chest pain 
Computer interpretation: “Nonspecific
pain Computer interpretation ... Reciprocal STD in I & aVL ... in aVL 5. ... #Clinical #Cardiology ... #EKG #STEMI #InferoPosterior
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
Diagnosis Summary ... atrioventricular #blocks #AVBlock ... #cardiology #ekg ... #ecg #diagnosis ... classification #summary
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework STEMI ... STElevation #ST #STEMI ... #differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ecg
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
Summary of Heart ... non-conducted P wave ... Classification #degrees #summary ... #Diagnosis #EKG ... #cardiology