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Lead aVR on EKG
Lead aVR can provide some unique insight into 5 different conditions:

 - Acute
Lead aVR on EKG ... - Acute MI - Pericarditis ... Brugada criteria) #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Lead #AVR
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG ... Pericarditis: PR ... : Differential diagnosis ... #AVR #leadAVR #ecg ... #cardiology
Pericarditis on EKG
Stage 1 - Widespread ST elevation (<5mm) and PR depression; In aVR: ST depression
Pericarditis on ... depression; In aVR ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Pericarditis ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #clinical
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... • Chest pain, pericarditis ... Unexplained sinus tachycardia ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... #Management #Cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... (2) Sick Sinus Syndrome ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Osborn waves - positive deflections at the J point (negative in aVR and V1) with a
point (negative in aVR ... #Cardiology #diagnosis ... #CriticalCare # ... Electrocardiogram #ECG ... #Clinical
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
and Causes • Clinical ... Recent flu-like syndrome ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... hypokinesia, associated pericarditis ... #Causes #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... exam • 12-lead ECG ... • Pericarditis ... : SVT-AVNRT or AVRT ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
- Differential Diagnosis ... depression Pericarditis ... depression in aVR ... block; and sinus tachycardia ... #cardiology #ecg
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
shock, Arrythmias, Pericarditis ... , Tamponade EKG ... Findings: - AV ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology