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Type 1 Second-degree AV block, also known as Mobitz I or Wenckebach periodicity, is almost always
prolongation of the PR ... electrocardiogram (ECG ... QRS complex, the PR ... #Clinical #EM #IM ... Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG
Type 1 Second-degree AV block, also known as Mobitz I or Wenckebach periodicity, is almost always
prolongation of the PR ... electrocardiogram (ECG ... QRS complex, the PR ... #Clinical #EM #IM ... Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG
Mobitz II heart block is characterized on a surface ECG by intermittently nonconducted P waves not
characterized on a surface ECG ... not preceded by PR ... not followed by PR ... #Clinical #EM #IM ... Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG
Focused Lung Assessment: Transducer positions for the 8 lung zones #EM #Radiology #PCC #POCUS #Focused #Lung
Focused Lung Assessment ... zones #EM #Radiology ... #PCC #POCUS #Focused ... #Lung #Transducer ... #Positioning #ALiEM
Lung Ultrasound for Diagnosing Pneumonia - Scan through 6 zones (3 per side) 1. Midclavicular line
Lung Ultrasound ... through 6 zones (3 per ... Diagnosis #Peds #EM ... #PICU #POCUS #Lung ... Technique #Zones #ALiEM
Loperamide and QT Prolongation #Clinical #EM #Cardiology #EKG #QT #Prolongation #QTProlongation #Loperamide #ALiEM
Prolongation #Clinical ... #EM #Cardiology ... #EKG #QT #Prolongation ... QTProlongation #Loperamide #ALiEM
Horizontal reverberation artifacts - A-lines are visualized as hyperechoic, horizontal artifacts at regular intervals deep to
the near field #Clinical ... #EM #Radiology ... #PCC #POCUS #Lung ... #ALines #ALiEM
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
AV block 1º - long ... PR intervals >120 ... 3, etc.) 2º - Mobitz ... II / Mobitz - , ... #EKG #diagnosis
Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm (AIVR) on EKG
 • Regular rhythm with wide. 
 • QRS complexes >120
Rhythm (AIVR) on EKG ... complexes >120 ms ... from 50-110 beats per ... diagnosis #cardiology #EKG ... #clinical
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
Chest X-ray - Lung ... Nasopharyngeal PCR ... diagnostics as clinically ... indicated (e.g. ... echocardiogram, EKG