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Classic Digoxin-Associated Arrhythmias
 • Atrial fibrillation with an unusually slow ventricular response
 • Atrial Fibrillation with
Complete Heart Block ... and Accelerated ... Tachycardia with 2: ... 1 AV BlockBidirectional ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Sgarbossa’s ECG criteria for detecting ischemia in the presence of left bundle branch block (LBBB)

The Sgarbossa
branch block (LBBB ... branch blocks, ... criteria gives 2 ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Sgarbossas
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
- Observe and ... Control rate (e.g ... pulmonary disease or CHF ... pulmonary disease or CHF ... Treatment #management #cardiology
Atrioventricular (AV) Blocks

First Degree AV Block - "If your R is far from your P than
- Mobitz Type 2 ... a Mobitz Type 2" ... independently of the atria ... heart #heartblock #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #diagnosis
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

WPW is a congenital abnormality characterized by an abnormal accessory conduction pathway between the atria
pathway between the atria ... known as the bundle ... QRS interval on EKG ... (Delta wave) 2 ... WolffParkinsonWhite #WPW #Cardiology
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
relationship (2: ... association between P and ... QRS • Atrial ... summary #Diagnosis #EKG ... #cardiology
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... (e.g. ectopic atrial ... leads except aVR and ... wave (between QRS and ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
(AV blocks) - ECG ... is an existing bundle ... sinus rhythm, when 2 ... #AVBlock #cardiology ... #ekg #ecg #diagnosis
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
Hypotension 2. ... heart sounds, JVD and ... paradoxus - ECG ... Cardiac #Tamponade #Becks ... #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Decompensated HF ... wide-complex tachycardia: bundle ... branch block or ... cardioversion 2. ... propafenone with β-blocker