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ECG Manifestations of Electrolyte Imbalance
#Diagnosis #ECG #EKG #Electrolyte #Imbalances #Abnormalities #Table #ALiEM
ECG Manifestations ... of Electrolyte ... Imbalance #Diagnosis ... #ECG #EKG #Electrolyte
Torsades de Pointes 
•Precipitated by drugs that prolong the QT interval 
•Class IA antidysrhythmics (procainamide, quinidine)
•Methadone •Electrolyte ... TorsadesDePointes #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG
Hypercalcemia - EKG Findings
Causes of Hypercalcemia 
• Malignancy 
• Milk-alkali syndrome 
• Vitamin D toxicity 
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Hypercalcemia - EKG ... Findings Causes ... Hypercalcemia #EKG ... #Differential #Causes ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
ECG Changes in Hyperkalemia and Treatment
Membrane Stabilization
 - Calcium gluconate or chloride 
Redistribution
 - Insulin
ECG Changes in Hyperkalemia ... and Treatment ... #Hyperkalemia #Treatment ... #Management #Diagnosis ... #ECG #EKG
Wide Complex Tachycardia - ECG Definition and Causes
 • Wide Complex Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac
Definition and Causes ... drug effect or electrolyte ... Tachycardia #WCT #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ekg ... #differential #causes
Owing to the morbidity and need for urgent treatment, STEMI is the default diagnosis is patients
need for urgent treatment ... is the default diagnosis ... features of the EKG ... to an alternate diagnosis ... #EKG #ECG #STElevation
Hyperkalemia on EKG
"Mild" Hyperkalemia
 • Peaked, narrow-based T Waves
 • Double counting of HR by EKG
Hyperkalemia on EKG ... counting of HR by EKG ... presence of other electrolyte ... #Hyperkalemia #EKG ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Mnemonic NO cause ... Drugs (antibiotics e.g ... Nodosum #Mnemonic #Causes ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Torsades de Pointes
• "Twisting of the pointes" 
• QRS axis swings from positive to negative direction
precipitated by electrolyte ... TorsadesDePointes #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG
Sinus pause/arrest vs Sinoatrial Block

#cardiology #diagnosis #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram #sinuspause #sinoatrialblock
Sinus pause/arrest ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram