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Pacemaker Identification Algorithm

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Jacob S et al. ... Cardiac Rhythm Device ... Heart Rhythm 2011 ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Radiology #CXR
Limb Lead Reversal
In order to understand why the leads look the way they do, we must
/aVF/aVR are all ... activity of the heart ... should help: #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #LimbLeads
Myocardial infarction localization. A 12 lead EKG creates a 360 degree view of the electrical activity
A 12 lead EKG creates ... leads, again; all ... #EKG #diagram #Electrocardiogram ... EinthovenTriangle #Cardiac ... EmergencyMedicine #Cardiology
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... shock, sudden cardiac ... #Myocarditis #Diagnosis ... #Management #Cardiology
HEART Score allows us to risk stratify low risk chest pain patients and get them out
HEART Score allows ... Here it is in all ... www.mdcalc.com/heart-score-major-cardiac-events ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #HEART #Score #
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
Muffled heart sounds ... paradoxus - ECG ... #Pericardial #Cardiac ... #Becks #Triad #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Transposition of Great Arteries (TGA) on Chest XRay
 - Oval Shaped Cardiac Silhouette 
 - Narrow
- Oval Shaped Cardiac ... vasculature - Egg-on-a-string ... GreatArteries #TGA #CXR ... #ChestXRay #Radiology ... #Diagnosis #Clinical
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
classification, and the HEART ... (+LR 2.6) - Cardiac ... - History - EKG ... #Evaluation #diagnosis ... #Algorithm #cardiology
Typical ECG changes in acute pericarditis includes: stage 1 - diffuse, positive, ST elevations with reciprocal
Typical ECG changes ... especially left heart ... be present in all ... indefinitely inverted #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #Cardiology
Cardiac Event Monitoring Devices - Compared
Ambulatory ECG (Hotter):
 • Advantages: Continuous recording, records asx events, all
Cardiac Event Monitoring ... records asx events, all ... (most) ECG leads ... • Advantages: Longer ... Devices #Comparison #cardiology