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Wide Complex Tachycardia - ECG Definition and Causes
 • Wide Complex Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac
Tachycardia - ECG ... ≥ 0.12 sec • Aka ... : • Ventricular ... WCT #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
flare ups that cause ... characteristics; a left ventricular ... #Management #Cardiology ... Staging #Stages #ACCAHA ... #Algorithm
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
Left or right ventricular ... bundle branch block ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... 200ms from longer pause ... - ventricular pacemaker ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #differential
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
(AV blocks) - ECG ... • This is a clinically ... aka Ventricular ... #cardiology #ekg ... #electrocardiogram
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
heart disease Causes ... Hypomagnesemia • Hypokalemia ... Bundle branch block ... full compensatory pause ... #differential #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
exam • 12-lead ECG ... supraventricular or ventricular ... tachycardia • Ventricular ... Hypoglycemia • Hypovolemia ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... V5-6 • Left Ventricular ... voltage Other Causes ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
ECG is vital while ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... #heartfailure #chf