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Atrial Fibrillation and WPW - Pre-Excitation AFib
In pre-excitation + a-fib with RVR:
 • All AV nodal
Atrial Fibrillation ... Pre-Excitation AFib ... pre-excitation + a-fib ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... PreExcitation #clinical
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
abberancy - N B Afib ... DANGER (4) Vfib ... Irregular (1) A fib ... (4) SA node arrest ... #EKG #diagnosis
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management
Narrow Complex Bradycardia:
 • Regular: Sinus Bradycardia, AFib w/ AV
Sinus Bradycardia, AFib ... w/ AV Block, Atrial ... , AFib w/ Slow Vent ... Rate, AFib w/ Variable ... #Management #cardiology
Hypothermia on EKG
 • J (Osborn) waves
 • PR, QRS, and QT prolongation
 • Various bradyarrythmias
Hypothermia on EKG ... bradycardia, a fib ... osborn #waves #EKG ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #clinical
Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation - Management Algorithm

 • Rate Control
 • Rhythm Control
 • Anticoagulation

Matthew Ho,
Newly Diagnosed ... Atrial Fibrillation ... - Management Algorithm ... #Algorithm #cardiology ... #AFib
Atrial Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

35yoF presents with acute onset atrial fibrillation.  POCUS shows dilated
Atrial Fibrillation ... Echocardiogram (A4C ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #clinical #cardiology
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis and Management - Narrow vs Wide, Regular vs Irregular
Narrow - Regular:
Use P
If can't see Afib ... • AFib. ... • AFib + BBB. ... • AFib + Pre-excitation ... #Management #cardiology
Ventricular fibrillation (V-fib or VF) is when the heart quivers instead of pumps due to disorganized
fibrillation (V-fib ... results in cardiac arrest ... #Clinical #MedStudent ... #Cardiology #EKG ... #VFib #VentricularFibrillation
Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW)
- Orthodromic AVRT: Narrow complex, most common 
- Antidromic AVRT: wide complex because goes through
pathway first - A-fib ... WolffParkinsonWhite #WPW #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Clinical #Diagnosis
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
common finding) • Atrial ... ., A-Fib also a ... result of atrial ... Embolism #AcutePE #diagnosis ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram