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#EKG taken on a patient with an acute pulmonary embolism with right heart strain showing tachycardia,
#EKG taken on a ... patient with an acute ... pulmonary embolism ... pulmonaryembolism #AcutePE ... #criticalcare #cardiology
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... findings in acute ... PE are low. ... #EKG #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
week of becoming acute ... Serial EKGS in pts ... are crucial. ... Wellens #Sign #EKG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
• A lack of acute ... balance • Flat neck ... level <100 pg/ml EKG ... Etiology: • Acute ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
EKG of the same ... cannon a waves are ... Awaves #AVNRT #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #Cardiology ... #Neck #Frog #Sign
Cannon A Waves on Neck Examination

Cannon a waves! Notice that it occurs randomly, not predictably w/
Cannon A Waves on Neck ... block, or, as this case ... CannonA #AWaves #Neck ... #PhysicalExam # ... Clinical #Video #Cardiology
ST segment elevation in acute myocardial ischemia

ST segment elevations with straight (horizontal, upsloping or downsloping) or
segment elevation in acute ... strongly suggest acute ... the other hand, are ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #STEMI
Pulmonary Embolism on EKG

- Dr. Josh Farkas  @PulmCrit

Note Right Axis Deviation, T-Wave Inversion on Inferior
Pulmonary Embolism ... Anterior Leads #Pulmonary ... #Embolism #AcutePE ... #EKG #clinical ... #cardiology
Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
Systemic Thrombolysis
 - Exclude contraindications.
 - Indications:
   - Massive PE (definite indication)
Pulmonary Embolism ... Low dose 0.5 mg/kg ... in patients who are ... RA thrombus Nick ... Embolism #Treatment #AcutePE
Antecubital Vein examination to estimate JVP/CVP

In this video, the antecubital veins move between 

Below [RA +
E.g. in a cold room ... (neck is inaccessible ... , arm veins are ... Antecubital #Vein #PhysicalExam ... Video #estimate #Cardiology