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Hyperkalemia on EKG
"Mild" Hyperkalemia
 • Peaked, narrow-based T Waves
 • Double counting of HR by EKG
EKG "Mild" Hyperkalemia ... QRS widening • Sinus ... of conduction block ... #EKG #ECG #electrocardiogram ... cardiology #diagnosis #clinical
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... DANGER (2) Sinus ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #differential
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
Shock - Differential ... Diagnosis by Classification ... pauses • AV block ... #Syncope #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Classification
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
4 Variants of Sinus ... presence of AV block ... cardiology #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #variants #clinical
Paroxysmal AV Block on ECG
 - Characterized by an abrupt and persistent AV block in the
on ECG - Characterized ... or slowing of sinus ... diagnosis #cardiology #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #clinical
High-grade AV Block aka Advanced AV Block
 • During sinus rhythm, when 2 or more P
• During sinus ... • This is a clinically ... #Highgrade #AVBlock ... diagnosis #cardiology #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
(AV blocks) - ECG ... • During sinus ... • This is a clinically ... #electrocardiogram ... #classification
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
4 Variants of Sinus ... presence of AV block ... cardiology #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #variants #clinical
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Segment Elevation - Differential ... ; and sinus tachycardia ... Disorders: • Hyperkalemia ... diagnosis #cardiology #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
Sinus Bradycardia in Anorexia Nervosa

The following ECG is from an 18 yr old female who presents
Sinus Bradycardia ... The following ECG ... bradycardia - AV block ... Anorexia #Nervosa #Electrocardiogram ... #ECG #EKG #Clinical