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Abnormal ECG Reading
Most common abnomal cardiac conditions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Inverted P-wave before and after QRS | Junctional Escape Rhythm, Atrial Standstill, Atrial Pause |
| No P-wave | Agonal Rhythm |
| Sharp Q | Acute MI |
| Prolonged PR Interval | First Degree Heart Block |
| Prolonged PR Interval, No QRS | Second Degree Heart Block, Mobitz Type 1, Wenckeback |
| P on P Phenomenon | Second Degree Heart Block |
| Shortened PR with Tall T and Early QRS | Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome |
| Elevated QRS | Cor Pulmonale |
| Depressed QRS | CHF |
| Inverted T | Myocardial Ischemia, Angina Pectoris |
| Tall T | Hyperkalemia, Addison's Disease, Metabolic Acidosis, Posterior Wall Infarct |
| Acute ST Elevation | Acute MI |
| Chronic ST Elevation | Left Ventricular Aneurysm |
| ST Elevation | Hypothermia |
| ST Depression | Cardiac Exertional Insufficiency, Posterior Wall Infarct |
| ST Depression with U | Hypokalemia, Conn's Disease, Cushing's Syndrome, Metabolic Alkalosis |