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Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Angina pain occurs at ... rapidly over a short ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Text: The Only EKG
Wellens' Syndrome on ECG

A 66-year-old man with hypertension and hyperlipidemia presents after an episode of severe
Wellens' Syndrome ... year-old man with ... #Wellens #Syndrom ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Clinical #Cardiology
Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm (AIVR) on EKG
 • Regular rhythm with wide. 
 • QRS complexes >120
Rhythm (AIVR) on EKG ... complexes >120 ms ... origin • Capture and ... AIVR #diagnosis #cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

WPW is a congenital abnormality characterized by an abnormal accessory conduction pathway between the atria
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome ... between the atria and ... PR, and widened ... WolffParkinsonWhite #WPW #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
(EKG) Digoxin ... Atrial fibrillation and ... (at therapeutic ... biphasic T waves - Short ... #EKG #Cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
deWinter T waves - starts ... upsloping ST dep and ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #STEMI
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 ... #differential #cardiology ... #electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
WPW - delta wave and ... dagger Q lat>inf ... #ECG #EKG #Checklist ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #electrocardiogram
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... WolffParkinson-White syndrome ... #Electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #system #cheatsheet
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
an elbow x-ray ... ), compartment syndrome ... Elbow #Humerus #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #MSK