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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
Cardiac Event Monitoring Devices - Compared
Ambulatory ECG (Hotter):
 • Advantages: Continuous recording, records asx events, all
records asx events, all ... (most) ECG leads ... • Advantages: Longer ... Monitoring #Devices #Comparison ... #cardiology #management
Approach to ECGs - VT vs. SVT - Wide Tachycardias
DDx = VT vs. SVT with BBB
All
Approach to ECGs ... SVT with BBB All ... VT #VTach #SVT #Comparison ... #ekg #cardiology ... #diagnosis #electrocardiogram
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 - 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
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
Equivalents on ECG ... J point • De Winter ... of the leads l, aVL ... #differential # ... cardiology #electrocardiogram
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG 

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Differential/diagnosis ... See thread for POCUS ... Pulmonary #Embolism #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
TiMi and GRACE Risk scores for mortality in Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS). 

Abbreviations: ACS, acute coronary
Abbreviations: ACS ... coronary syndrome; Cr ... , creatinine; ECG ... , electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Segment Elevation - Differential ... in aVR, not in aVL ... Segment #Elevation #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal Short Axis

50's male witnessed arrest. Unknown hx. AED no
Prehosp ACLS-Asystole ... Note presence of fine ... Fine Vfib can be ... getting 12 lead ECG ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound #Cardiology