Quiz #18: EKG Rhythm Strip

This is an EKG recorded in a 2-day baby (Tetralogy of Fallot) after cardiac catheterization.

Question: What is this catheter-induced rhythm?

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Quiz #17: Arterial pulse trace

Below is ICU monitor display for a teen ager.

Question 1: What is the name of the pulse for the pattern shown in the arterial line trace?

Question 2: Name 3 causes for this pattern of pulse in any patient?

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Quiz #16: Echocardiogram - Pericardial effusion - M mode

Image below is M-mode recording in parasternal short axis view, in a patient with pericardial effusion. What ominous sign is being demonstrated in this image?

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Quiz #15: 12-lead EKG - Inverted P

Question: What is the diagnosis for the inverted P?

(Clue: You may compare with the EKG in Quiz #14)

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