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==Right Axis Deviation== | ==Right Axis Deviation== | ||
;Causes | ;Causes: | ||
#Right ventricular hypertrophy | #Right ventricular hypertrophy | ||
#Pulmonary HTN - Acute (PE) & chronic lung disease (COPD) | #Pulmonary HTN - Acute (PE) & chronic lung disease (COPD) | ||
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#Normal thin adults with horizontally positioned hearts | #Normal thin adults with horizontally positioned hearts | ||
===Left Axis Deviation | |||
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#Left anterior fascicular block | |||
#Left Bundle Branch Block | |||
#Inferior MI | |||
#Left Ventricular Hypertrophy | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[ECG (Main)]] | *[[ECG (Main)]] | ||
[[Category:Cards]] | [[Category:Cards]] | ||
Revision as of 04:14, 16 May 2014
- If up in leads 1 and AVF then normal axis
Right Axis Deviation
- Causes
- Right ventricular hypertrophy
- Pulmonary HTN - Acute (PE) & chronic lung disease (COPD)
- Left posterior fascicular block
- Lateral MI (from Q-waves in lead I)
- Ventricular ectopy (VT)
- Hyperkalemia
- Lead misplacement
- Dextrocardia
- Normal thin adults with horizontally positioned hearts
===Left Axis Deviation
- Causes
- Left anterior fascicular block
- Left Bundle Branch Block
- Inferior MI
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy