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Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
WPW - delta wave and ... HOCM- dagger Q lat ... #Syndromes #ECG ... #EKG #Checklist ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Illness Script

Who?
 - Kids or young adults, usually < 30
 - high
Congenital Long QT Syndrome ... **Get baseline EKG ... seizures and consider ... family history) Treatment ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Checklist GATHER ... Free flowing IV, EKG ... Suction, Video scope ... o ABG (ideally at ... #checklist #criticalcare
WOBBLER  for ECG assessment in Syncope 
W - Wolff Parkinson White 
O - Obstructed AV
Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome ... found in long QT syndrome ... also a short QT syndrome ... #EKG #ECG #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
COVID-19 Intubation ... Checklist Personal ... using BVM: Hold mask ... #Checklist #SARSCoV2 ... #Management #CriticalCare
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Shock - Management Checklist ... Consider BiPAP (vS intubation ... Revascularization, treatment ... cardiogenic shock #Checklist ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... • Excessive insulation ... • Serotonin syndrome ... amphetamines) Toxic: • Radiologic ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Checklist
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Inherited arrhythmia syndromes ... syndrome, ARVC) ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... more intensive treatment ... #differential #cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
ECG is vital while ... acute coronary syndrome ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
of ST segment at ... (or 40-60 ms after ... point • De Winter syndrome ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #differential #cardiology