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ECG Basics - Atrial Rhythms #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #Atrial #SVT #Comparison #Table #AFib #AFlutter #MAT #WAP
ECG Basics - Atrial ... Rhythms #Cardiology ... #Atrial #SVT #Comparison ... #Table #AFib #AFlutter ... #MAT #WAP #WPW
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tachycardia • Aflutter ... WPW) - Narrow ... interval) • AFib ... tachyarrhythmias #Cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
abberancy - N B Afib ... (4) Vfib/flutter ... SVTs - atrial/junctional ... Irregular (1) A fib ... #EKG #diagnosis
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis and Management - Narrow vs Wide, Regular vs Irregular
Narrow - Regular:
Use P
Atrial Flutter ... If can't see Afib ... • AFib. ... • AFib + BBB. ... #Management #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... Palpitations Diagnosis ... flutter, or atrial ... /Vfib/Afib/WPW) ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management

Regular SVT: Sinus Tachycardia, AVNRT, AVRT, Atrial Flutter,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Flutter, Ectopic ... Tachycardia w/ PACs, AFIb ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Management #cardiology
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis ... Flutter (AFL), ... Fibrillation (V-Fib ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #cardiology
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management
Narrow Complex Bradycardia:
 • Regular: Sinus Bradycardia, AFib w/ AV
Sinus Bradycardia, AFib ... w/ AV Block, Atrial ... Sinus Arrest, AFib ... Slow Vent Rate, AFib ... #Management #cardiology
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
Arrhythmia* (e.g ... ., A-Fib also a ... • Non-specific ST-T ... Embolism #AcutePE #diagnosis ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
(A-Fib) Summary ... control with early Afib ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology