ER cardiology Flashcards
Osborne Waves
Hypothermia
5 Steps for ECG
Rate, Rhythm, Axis, Hypertrophy, Infarction
What to look for Rhythm
p before every QRS, QRS after every P, P and QRS intervals
Irregular rhythms
Sinus arrhythmia, Wandering pacemaker, multifocal atrial tachycardia, atrial fibrillation,
Escape Rhythms
atrial escape rhythm, Junctional escape rhythm, ventricular escape rhythm
Tachyarrhythmias
Atrial flutter(sawtooth pattern), atrial fibrillation, ventricular flutter, Ventricular fibrillation
1st degree AV block
prolonged PR interval >0.2 seconds
2nd degree AV block
Mobitz/Wenkebach . PR lengthens with a dropped QRS
2nd degree AV block Mobitz II
some P waves do not produce a QRS
3rd degree AV block
complete heart block. no P waves produce a QRS
Right BBB
R, R’ in V1 or V2
Left BBB
R, R’ in V5 or V6
What to look for in Axis
QRS + or - in leads 1 and aVF, is axis norma?
Normal Axis deviation
QRS upright in Lead 1 and in aVF
inferior MI
leads II, III, aVF, right coronary artery
anterior, anteroseptal MI
leads V1-V4, left anterior descending artery
lateral MI
v5-v6, 1, aVL, left circumflex artery
posterior MI
ST depression in V1, V2, left circumflex or right coronary artery
Anterior leads
V3, V4
Septal leads
V1, V2
inferior leads
II, III, aVF
Lateral leads
I, aVL, V5, V6
life threatening DDX
ACS, aortic dissection, PE, pneumonthorax, pericardial tamponade, Mediastinitis
Non-life threatening DDX
pleurisy, CHF, pneumonia, angina pectoris, pericarditis, endocarditis, PUD, GERD, panic disorder
Sick sinus syndrome ECG
alternating tachy/brady