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Approach to ECGs - VT vs. SVT - Wide Tachycardias
DDx = VT vs. SVT with BBB
All
SVT with BBB All ... 160ms) - AV dissociation ... QRS complex of normal ... #Comparison #VentricularTachycardia ... #Versus #ecg #ekg
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
, neuropraxia (anterior ... can't make A-OK sign ... > MCL), brachial ... #Posterior #Radiology ... #Sports #MSK
VT versus SVT with Aberration - Interpretation Cheat Sheet

Features favouring VT
● Absence of typical RBBB or
concordance in all ... point) of S > 100 ms ... AV dissociation ... Aberration #Aberrancy #Comparison ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
sail sign or posterior ... injury, elbow dislocation ... II-IV, pending orthopedic ... Fracture #Elbow #Radiology ... #MSK
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
segment at (or 40-60 ms ... V2 • Wellens sign ... pain • Wellens sign ... of the leads l, aVL ... #differential #cardiology
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
T Waves: • Normal ... V1 (Invert III normal ... Rule of thumb: a normal ... @AmyChung #EKG ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
Equivalents / Don't Miss Signs ... wave inversion in avL ... - early inferior ... T wave in V1 - normal ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
STE: "Pardee's sign ... anteroseptal and inferior ... (Eiffel Tower sign ... Elevation of Normal ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram