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Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
abberancy - N B Afib ... DANGER (4) Vfib ... Irregular (1) A fib ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
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. ... • AFib + Pre-excitation
Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation - Management Algorithm

 • Rate Control
 • Rhythm Control
 • Anticoagulation

Matthew Ho,
Newly Diagnosed Atrial ... Fibrillation - Management ... Rhythm Control • Anticoagulation ... #Algorithm #cardiology ... #AFib
Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management

Regular SVT: Sinus Tachycardia, AVNRT, AVRT, Atrial Flutter,
Framework and Management ... , AVNRT, AVRT, Atrial ... Irregular SVT: Atrial ... w/ PACs, AFIb w ... #cardiology
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
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
(>100 bpm) - Narrow ... WPW) - Narrow ... interval) • AFib ... Tachycardia - ... tachyarrhythmias #Cardiology
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management
Narrow Complex Bradycardia:
 • Regular: Sinus Bradycardia, AFib w/ AV
Narrow Complex ... Sinus Bradycardia, AFib ... w/ AV Block, Atrial ... Sinus Arrest, AFib ... Slow Vent Rate, AFib
Anticoagulation for Atrial Fibrillation - CHA2DS2-VASc

I always tell my students, one of the first thing you
for Atrial Fibrillation ... a patient with atrial ... factor, while ACC ... AtrialFibrillation #AFib ... CHADS2VASC #Score #Management
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
Drive: • Sinus Tachycardia ... common finding) • Atrial ... ., A-Fib also a ... result of atrial ... AcutePE #diagnosis #cardiology
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex ... Control rate (e.g ... Control rate (e.g ... #Treatment #management ... #cardiology #algorithm