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Acute Atrial Fibrillation - Initial Options for Rate Control
Diltiazem IV
 •  Rapid onset and rapidly
Initial Options for Rate ... Beneficial in HFrEF ... regimen is not as clear ... #Control #pharmacology ... #management #cardiology
Hyperkalemia on EKG
"Mild" Hyperkalemia
 • Peaked, narrow-based T Waves
 • Double counting of HR by EKG
waves • Pseudo-STEMI ... concentration, the rate ... Hyperkalemia #EKG #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
un lymphatic Diagnostic ... Other: Electrocardiogram ... #heartfailure #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology ... #pharmacology #
Post-MI Free Wall Rupture
1. What's the role of revascularization when presenting with late STEMI?
2. What are
presenting with late ... STEMI? ... FreeWall #Rupture #cardiology ... complications #acuteMI #diagnosis ... #management
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
Brady Management ... QRS • Atrial rate ... degrees #summary #Diagnosis ... #EKG #electrocardiogram ... #ecg #cardiology
Short QT Syndrome
Short QT syndrome (SQTS) is a very rare, recently described syndrome in which an
SQTS) is a very rare ... though it is not clear ... #QT #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
that develops late ... tachycardia on the electrocardiogram ... recognition and management ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology ... #OBGyn #Diagnosis