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Wide Complex Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Irregular
 • Polymorphic VT
    - Torsades
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... myocarditis • AFib ... Nonstructural Heart Disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #WCT #cardiology
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
with caution in pulmonary ... disease or CHF) ... disease or CHF) ... Treatment #management #cardiology ... #algorithm
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Pheochromocytoma • Pulmonary ... disease • Vasovagal ... brain flow (VT/Vfib ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... Irregular wide-complex tachycardia ... control with early Afib ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Tetralogy of Falot on Chest X-Ray
Tetralogy of Falot comprises four defects -
1. Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
2.
along with concave Pulmonary ... Cyanotc Heart Diseases ... Chest #XRay #CXR #clinical ... #radiology #peds ... #pediatrics #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... days before Pulmonary ... one post op Cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Cesarean delivery Clinical ... Key Point: High clinical ... cardiomyopathy • Tachycardia-induced ... Nonspecific: sinus tachycardia ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology