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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 #SVT
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis and Management - Narrow vs Wide, Regular vs Irregular
Narrow - Regular:
Use P
deflection not AVRT ... • Atrial Flutter ... see P, either Flutter ... If not Flutter P ... #cardiology #wide
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
Arrhythmias - Differential ... Tachycardia • Aflutter ... interval) • AFib ... • AFIutter ... tachyarrhythmias #Cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
abberancy - N B Afib ... /flutter - DANGER ... flutter (3) ... SVTs - atrial/junctional ... absent P (2) A flutter
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
Diagnosis for Arrhythmias ... Flutter (AFL), ... Fibrillation (V-Fib ... , VF) #Arrhythmias ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology
Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management

Regular SVT: Sinus Tachycardia, AVNRT, AVRT, Atrial Flutter,
Tachycardia, AVNRT, AVRT ... , Atrial Flutter ... , Ectopic Atrial ... Tachycardia w/ PACs, AFIb ... #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
flutter, or atrial ... /flutter • Bradycardia ... or AVRT • Standing ... /Vfib/Afib/WPW) ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
- Decreases AV ... flutter (rate control ... Digoxin effect on ECG ... : - Scooping ST ... #Cardiology #Digitalis
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management
Narrow Complex Bradycardia:
 • Regular: Sinus Bradycardia, AFib w/ AV
w/ AV Block, Atrial ... Irregular: Sinus Arrhythmia ... Regular: Regular SVT ... Irregular: Irregular SVT ... #cardiology #criticalcare
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Probably AVnRT or AVRT ... flutter, ectopic ... flutter or MAT ... Tachycardia #Treatment #management ... #cardiology #algorithm