CARDIOLOGY - ECG LIBRARY
Case 70
45M CP + SOB 3/7, ECG - Interpret + DDx
Expected Response
ELEPHANT here : Electrical alternans, Low Voltage, Sinus Tachycardia 138 bpm
less important: prolong QTc ,poor R wave progression ,maybe non specific PR/STT changes
DDx:
“Low Power/Weak Battery”
Infiltrative diseases (Amyloid, Sarcoid, etc.)
End stage cardiomyopathy
Myxedema (severe hypothyroidism)
Conduction blockage
Fluid/Effusion (pericardial or pleural)
Fat (obesity)
Air (COPD, PTx)
less important: prolong QTc ,poor R wave progression ,maybe non specific PR/STT changes
DDx:
“Low Power/Weak Battery”
Infiltrative diseases (Amyloid, Sarcoid, etc.)
End stage cardiomyopathy
Myxedema (severe hypothyroidism)
Conduction blockage
Fluid/Effusion (pericardial or pleural)
Fat (obesity)
Air (COPD, PTx)