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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
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management
Narrow Complex Bradycardia:
 • Regular: Sinus Bradycardia, AFib w/ AV
, AFib w/ AV Block ... , Atrial Tachy w ... Irregular: Sinus Arrhythmia ... Sinus Arrest, AFib ... Slow Vent Rate, AFib
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis ... SA node: Sinus bradycardia ... Fibrillation (V-Fib ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #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 ... Common Sustained Arrhythmia ... control with early Afib ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... #cardiology
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
Arrhythmias - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... bpm) • Sinus Bradycardia ... interval) • AFib ... tachyarrhythmias #Cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... exam • 12-lead ECG ... brain flow (VT/Vfib ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss ... #Palpitations #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 ... in relation to ECG ... Embolism #AcutePE #diagnosis ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber

50's male witnessed arrest. Unknown hx. AED no
Diagnosis? ... Fine Vfib can be ... getting 12 lead ECG ... #Fibrillation #VFib ... #S4C #POCUS #Echocardiogram
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
(e.g. ectopic atrial ... Waves/Fibrillary = afib ... hypokalaemia or bradycardia ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #diagnosis #system