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ECG Cheat Sheet

ECG rapid view: It is organized roughly how one would typically read an ECG.
EKG cheat sheet ... order that you might ... another doctor: Rate ... #Cribsheet #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Reference
Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm (AIVR) on EKG
 • Regular rhythm with wide. 
 • QRS complexes >120
Rhythm (AIVR) on EKG ... complexes >120 ms ... • Heart rate ... #Rhythm #AIVR #diagnosis ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram
66 yo with syncope - Ventricular Tachycardia

This ECG shows a wide-complex tachycardia in a right bundle
Tachycardia This ECG ... tachycardia in a right ... quite fast (heart rate ... establish the diagnosis ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
The JT Interval and Pro-Arrhythmic Risk
Measured from the J-point to the end of the T-wave, the
- Right Bundle Branch ... with QRS ≥120 ms ... JTInterval #QTc #electrocardiogram ... #pathophysiology ... #ekg #ecg #cardiology
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... Cheat Sheet 1) Rate ... proportional to heart rate ... #Electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
RBBB (V1/V2 rsr', lat ... (V5/V6 rs, qs; lat ... Short QT <300-360 ms ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
Brady Management ... QRS • Atrial rate ... degrees #summary #Diagnosis ... #EKG #electrocardiogram ... #ecg #cardiology
Diagnostic Algorithm for the Patient with Seizure in the Emergency Department
Does the history suggest a seizure?
Diagnostic Algorithm ... additional symptoms (eg ... palpitations, light-headedness ... #Seizure #management ... #Neurology
Principal patterns of loss of sensation.
 (a) Thalamic lesion: sensory loss throughout opposite side (rare).
temperature loss but light ... MS: loss of proprioception ... vibration and light ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... Review in Clinical Neurology
Management Algorithm for Status Epilepticus

• Assess airway, breathing, and circulation
• Pulse oximetry
• Electrocardiogram
• Finger stick (give
Management Algorithm ... Pulse oximetry • Electrocardiogram ... IV at a maximum rate ... StatusEpilepticus #Management ... #Algorithm #Neurology