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Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis and Management - Narrow vs Wide, Regular vs Irregular
Narrow - Regular:
Use P
Diagnosis and Management ... • Atrial Flutter ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management ... #cardiology #wide ... #narrow #algorithm
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
Arrhythmias - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... interval) • AFib ... aberrancy #Arrhythmias ... tachyarrhythmias #Cardiology
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management
Narrow Complex Bradycardia:
 • Regular: Sinus Bradycardia, AFib w/ AV
Framework and Management ... w/ AV Block, Atrial ... : Sinus Arrhythmia ... epinephrine 4) Page Cardiology ... #cardiology #criticalcare
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
abberancy - N B Afib ... /flutter - DANGER ... node Narrow - Irregular ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management

Regular SVT: Sinus Tachycardia, AVNRT, AVRT, Atrial Flutter,
Regular SVT: ... Flutter, Ectopic ... Ectopic Junctional Irregular ... Tachycardia w/ PACs, AFIb ... #cardiology
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
flutter, ectopic ... underlying cause Irregular ... flutter or MAT ... Tachycardia #Treatment #management ... #cardiology #algorithm
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
• Rapid and irregular ... flutter, or atrial ... /flutter • Bradycardia ... /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
Common Sustained Arrhythmia ... : • Irregularly ... irregular ventricular ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
Count-Off - Irregular ... (e.g. ectopic atrial ... Waves/Fibrillary = afib ... Flutter PR Interval ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
fluid overload, irregular ... algorithm to determine ... CV disease - Arrhythmia ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management