Pathological ECGs Flashcards
1
Q
What do tall tented T waves and widened QRS complexes indicate?
A
Hyperkalaemia
2
Q
What do small T waves and prominant U waves indicate
A
Hypokalaemia
3
Q
What does a short QT interval indicate?
A
Hypercalcaemia
4
Q
What do long QT intervals with small T waves indicate?
A
Hypocalcaemia
5
Q
- Large S wave in lead I
- Deep Q wave in lead III
- Inverted T wave in lead III
A
Pumonary embolism
6
Q
- Sinus rhythm
- Q waves in leads III and AvF
- Depressed (ischaemic) ST segments in leads AvL and V6
A
Inferior infarction
7
Q
- Sinus rhythm
- Q waves in leads I, II, AvL, V3, V4, V5
- Raised ST segments in leads V2 - V6
A
Anterolateral infarction
8
Q
- Sinus rhythm
- Q waves in leads V2 - V4
- Inverted T waves in leads V4 - V6
A
Anterior infarction
9
Q
Negative QRS deflections in II and III
A
Left axis deviation
10
Q
Negative QRS deflections in I
A
Right axis deviation
11
Q
3 stages of an acute MI?
A
- T wave peaking followed by T wave inversion
- ST segment elevation
- Appearence of new Q waves
12
Q
Negative QRS deflections in II and III
A
Left axis deviation
13
Q
- R wave in V5 (>25mm)
- or sum of the S wave in V1 and R wave in V5 or V6 >35mm
A
Left ventricular hypertrophy
14
Q
- Dominant R wave in V1
- T wave inversion in V1 - V3 or V4
- Deep S wave in V6
A
Right Ventricular hypertrophy
15
Q
Peaked P waves
A
Right atrial hypertrophy (P-Pulmonale)
