Determining ECG Axis, two methods

CARDIOLOGY, ECG

Australian ED physician Ed Burns explains two methods for estimating the axis of an ECG. First is looking at lead I and aVF. The second is by looking at lead I and lead II. I prefer the first method. See Ed Burn’s article here.  

11 Steps to Read an ECG

CARDIOLOGY, ECG

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

CARDIOLOGY

It’s a genetic disease. http://lifeinthefastlane.com/ecg-library/hcm/ http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/More/Cardiomyopathy/Hypertrophic-Cardiomyopathy_UCM_444317_Article.jsp http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2579475/

Duplex Ultrasound Scan for Varicose Veins

CARDIOLOGY

Ankle Brachial Index

CARDIOLOGY

What is an ankle-brachial index?: “The Ankle Brachial Index (ABI) is the systolic pressure at the ankle, divided by the systolic pressure at the arm. It has been shown to be a specific and sensitive metric for the diagnosis of Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)....

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAA)

CARDIOLOGY, Clinic A/P, adults, Hospital A/P, Adults

Definition: An AAA is defined as abdominal aorta with a maximal diameter >3.0 cm. A small AAA has a diameter <4.0 cm. A medium AAA has a diameter of between 4.0 and 5.5 cm. A large AAA has a diameter ≥5.5 cm. And Very large AAA has a diameter ≥6.0 cm Diagnosis...