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Typical (Counterclockwise) and Reverse Typical (Clockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
Typical (Counterclockwise) Atrial Flutter
 • Inferior leads:
Typical (Clockwise) Atrial ... Flutter on EKG ... #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical ... #diagnosis #comparison
Premature atrial complex (PAC) - ECG Recognition
 • Prematurity and altered P wave morphology.
 • P
Premature atrial ... look like the sinus ... #complexes #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #clinical
Hyperkalemia on EKG
"Mild" Hyperkalemia
 • Peaked, narrow-based T Waves
 • Double counting of HR by EKG
Hyperkalemia on EKG ... QRS widening • Sinus ... • Pseudo-STEMI ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #clinical
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia ... Miss Signs of Ischemia ... inversion in avL ... #ECG #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
Adrenergic Drive: • Sinus ... also a result of atrial ... • Dominant R Wave ... leads) RV Ischemia ... Embolism #AcutePE #diagnosis
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
Wandering Atrial ... #Arrhythmia #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #variants #clinical ... #comparison
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
STEMI Equivalents ... of the leads l, aVL ... deviation) • Acute ischemia ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #differential #cardiology
Wraparound LAD STEMI on EKG
47 year old with chest pain. Ectopic atrial rhythm with ST elevations.
on EKG 47 year ... Ectopic atrial rhythm ... The mother of all ... a PFO during a bowel ... #EKG #clinical
ECG of a 55-year-old man who presented to the ER with chest pain 
Computer interpretation: “Nonspecific
Reciprocal STD in I & aVL ... in aVL 5. ... InferoPosterior transmural ischemia ... #Clinical #Cardiology ... #EKG #STEMI #InferoPosterior
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
predictor of recurrent ischemic ... Subepicardial atrial ... : Differential diagnosis ... findings: Sinus ... #cardiology