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Lead aVR on EKG
Lead aVR can provide some unique insight into 5 different conditions:

 - Acute
Lead aVR on EKG ... conditions: - Acute MI ... ) #Diagnosis # ... Cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Lead #AVR
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG ... Subepicardial atrial injury ... • Classic EKG ... #ekg #differential ... #cardiology
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... all leads except aVR ... WolffParkinson-White syndrome ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #diagnosis #system
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
segment at (or 40-60 ms ... point • De Winter syndrome ... ST elevation in aVR ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #differential #cardiology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
- Differential Diagnosis ... level <100 pg/ml EKG ... respiratory distress syndrome ... pulmonary edema • Bowel ... #cardiology
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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mortality in inferior MI ... RV dysfunction. e.g ... Ahmed Ghoneem, MD MSc ... pulmonary #artery #catheter ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
- RAD: AntLat MI ... boxes) - HiPR: AV ... Short QT <300-360 ms ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
• Or brainstem syndromes ... Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis ... resonance imaging [MRI ... lesions) McDonald diagnostic ... criteria for MS
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
alterations, and bowel ... Presentation: Injury ... - Autonomic: Bowel ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Criteria: • Sensory
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
substance use • IV catheter ... Septic Emboli Cause Injury ... -> TEE • Duke Criteria ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... #management #cardiology