Cardiovascular Essentials for Advanced Practice Providers-EKG Review Part 2

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Video Summary

In this video, the speaker reviews the concepts of ischemia, infarction, and EKG interpretation. They emphasize the importance of looking at EKG leads in groups to assess coronary supply and make a diagnosis. They highlight specific leads to consider for each coronary artery, such as leads 1, AVL, V5, and V6 for the left circumflex artery and leads 2, 3, and AVF for the right coronary artery. Changes in contiguous leads are necessary to confirm ischemia, injury, or infarction. The speaker also discusses the significance of reciprocal changes, where ST segment depression or elevation is seen in leads opposite to those showing changes. They explain the implications of coronary artery supply on areas of conduction and the potential for bundle branch block or heart block in certain cases. The speaker provides examples and shows how to identify ischemia, injury, and infarction patterns in EKGs. They also touch on supraventricular arrhythmias, ventricular tachycardia, atrial fibrillation, and other high-risk EKG findings like Wellen's syndrome, high-grade AV block, and long QT syndrome. The video concludes with references for further reading on the topics covered.

Keywords

ischemia

infarction

EKG interpretation

coronary supply

diagnosis

EKG leads