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Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #differential
Left Anterior Fascicular Block on EKG
 • Left axis deviation (LAD) (-45 degrees to -90 degrees)
Anterior Fascicular Block ... in leads I and aVL ... Anterior #Fascicular #Block ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
Wave Inversions - Differential ... bundle branch block ... TWaveInversions #TWI #Differential ... Diagnosis #Causes #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
Approach to ECGs ... Syncope #Syndromes #ECG ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #electrocardiogram ... #differential
Atrioventricular (AV) Blocks

First Degree AV Block - "If your R is far from your P than
Weinckebach) - "Longer ... , longer, longer ... heart #heartblock #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
1st Degree Heart Block ... Brady Management ... summary #Diagnosis #EKG ... #electrocardiogram ... #ecg #cardiology
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
ST elevation: Differential ... #AVR #leadAVR #ecg ... #electrocardiogram ... #differential # ... cardiology
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
) - HiPR: AV block ... safe #, but >500 DANGER ... #Approach #ECG ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #interpretation
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
asymmetrical, similar or bigger ... wave inversion in avL ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #STEMI ... Interpretation #differential
Cardiac Event Monitoring Devices - Compared
Ambulatory ECG (Hotter):
 • Advantages: Continuous recording, records asx events, all
records asx events, all ... (most) ECG leads ... • Advantages: Longer ... Devices #Comparison #cardiology ... #management #holter