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Hypercalcemia - EKG Findings
Causes of Hypercalcemia 
• Malignancy 
• Milk-alkali syndrome 
• Vitamin D toxicity 
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Findings Causes ... • Milk-alkali syndrome ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Differential #Causes ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
There are two patterns of T-wave abnormality in Wellens’ syndrome:
-Type A = Biphasic, with initial positivity
abnormality in Wellens’ syndrome ... inverted (75% of cases ... ) #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Wellens ... #Syndrome #TypeA
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis ... despite hx HTN) EKG ... leads) - atrial fibrillation ... Amyloidosis #Cardiac #Diagnosis ... #Symptoms #Cardiology
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
polyneuropathy (e.g ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... Hyperthyroidism, Serotonin syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... #table #neurology
Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is an abnormally fast heart rhythm arising from improper electrical activity in upper
types: atrial fibrillation ... Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome ... palpitations, feeling ... Clinical #MedStudent #Cardiology ... #EKG #SVT #SupraVentricularTachycardia
Osborn waves - positive deflections at the J point (negative in aVR and V1) with a
electrocardiogram finding ... idiopathic ventricular fibrillation ... This EKG was recorded ... #Cardiology #diagnosis ... Electrocardiogram #ECG
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
and Causes • ... Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome ... Recent flu-like syndrome ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... #Causes #cardiology
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
evaluating for other causes ... in relation to ECG ... not a sensitive finding ... Embolism #AcutePE #diagnosis ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
- Differential Diagnosis ... dysfunction, impaired RV filling ... #physicalexam #diagnosis ... #cardiology #differential ... #causes
Suspected ACS - OMI vs STEMI - Differential Algorithm

The name STEMI cognitively inspires EPs to fail
segment is the only ECG ... finding predictive ... Differential #Algorithm #cardiology ... myocardial #infarction #diagnosis ... #coronary #syndrome