Continous medical discussion: the ECG blog ECG Early repolarization pattern: confused J points, notches and slurs I once had the privilige of attending a lecture…

…pericarditis lacks prominent reciprocal ST depression and does not evolve into pathologic Q waves [4]. Additionally, PR segment depression is a common and early electrocardiographic…

…abdominal girth Early satiety Bendopnea Abdominal ascites Older patients may present atypically, with fatigue, depression, sleep disturbance or altered mental status rather than prominent breathlessness…

…than those with atherosclerotic non ST elevation acute coronary syndromes. Cigarette smoking is a prominent association, whereas other conventional coronary risk factors may be absent…

…ST segment may have a concave appearance if the T wave is prominent (such as in hyperkalemia, early repolarization or even early phases of ischemia)…

…RSI. Assess the airway first LEMON for a rapid bedside assessment: Letter Assessment : : L ook Facial trauma, beard, prominent incisors, a small chin, tumour, an…

…pressures approaching intrapericardial pressure. The jugular venous waveform typically has a prominent x descent and an absent or markedly reduced y descent. The clinical impact…

…those achieved during testing. Exercise ECG has become less prominent as a primary diagnostic test for obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD), because coronary computed tomography…

…of the ECG – from heart rhythm to QTc interval – the most prominent and reliable ECG changes occur in the ST segment and the T wave…

…negative deflection should be <1 mm). It may have a prominent second hump in the inferior limb leads (particularly lead II). P mitrale : increased P…