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A Lewis Lead (also called the S5 lead) is a modified ECG lead used to detect
used to detect atrial ... atrial flutter ... is suspected clinically ... #Cardiology #EKG ... #ECGEducator
Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is an abnormally fast heart rhythm arising from improper electrical activity in upper
four main types: atrial ... flutter, and Wolff-Parkinson-White ... #Clinical #MedStudent ... #Cardiology #EKG ... SupraVentricularTachycardia #ECGEducator
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
EKG nonspecific, ... Serial trops (- ... #HOCM #HCM #clinical ... echocardiogram #plax ... #cardiology #pocus
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Diagnosis: • Focused medical ... flutter, or atrial ... fibrillation/flutter ... • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... deteriorating on medical ... Serial TTE and close ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Medical history ... indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS Echocardiogram

50's male CAP on Day 4 Zpak but worsening-fever, congestion, cough. BP
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... ECG Trop I 1.13. ... Medical ACS plus ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound #Cardiology ... #a4c #clinical
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram Short-Axis View (PSAX)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic
Echocardiogram Short-Axis ... View (PSAX) 48 ... are not POCUS: serial ... Echocardiogram #PSAX ... #clinical #cardiology
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
WOBBLER: Each letter ... hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy ... right ventricular cardiomyopathy ... Clinical Utility ... #cardiology #differential