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

 - Acute
Lead aVR on EKG ... ) #Diagnosis # ... Cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Lead #AVR ... #Utility #ALiEM
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG ... Pericarditis: PR ... • Classic EKG ... #AVR #leadAVR #ecg ... #cardiology
Ventricular Tachycardia in Wide Complex Tachycardia - Telemetry Diagnosis
 • Lead V1 - LBBB Criteria
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- Telemetry Diagnosis ... Lead V1 - LBBB Criteria ... Lead V1 - RBBB Criteria ... RWPT) • Lead aVR ... #cardiology #ekg
Pericarditis on EKG
Stage 1 - Widespread ST elevation (<5mm) and PR depression; In aVR: ST depression
Pericarditis on ... depression; In aVR ... segments, usually best ... #EKG #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
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 ... , echocardiogram
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
on Echocardiogram ... had gained 15 kg ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... criteria (D) a ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
- Differential Diagnosis ... depression Pericarditis ... block; and sinus tachycardia ... #cardiology #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... Palpitations Diagnosis ... • Pericarditis ... : SVT-AVNRT or AVRT ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Multifocal Atrial Rhythm vs Wandering Atrial Pacemaker
Mutifocal Atrial Rhythm / Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia:
Belong to a group
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia ... electrocardiographic criteria ... for the diagnosis ... Pacemaker #wap #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ekg