9 results
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Hypokalemia • Bundle ... capture of the atria ... Differential Diagnosis ... arrhythmia • Atrial ... #PVC #diagnosis
Premature atrial complex (PAC) - ECG Recognition
 • Prematurity and altered P wave morphology.
 • P
Premature atrial ... complex (PAC) - ECG ... #PACs #premature ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram
Premature Atrial Complexes and Bradycardia

ECG Tip: If there is a sudden onset of (V) bradycardia, check
Premature Atrial ... #PACs #bradycardia ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #Premature ... #electrocardiogram
The 3 Fates of a Premature Atrial Complex
 • PAC can be conducted with normal QRS
finds the right bundle ... #PACs #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #premature #atrial
Classic Digoxin-Associated Arrhythmias
 • Atrial fibrillation with an unusually slow ventricular response
 • Atrial Fibrillation with
with Complete Heart ... :1 AV Block • Bidirectional ... #Arrhythmias #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome (WPW) is one of several disorders of the electrical system of the heart that
system of the heart ... pathway between the atria ... (known as the bundle ... ventricles to contract prematurely ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
exam • 12-lead ECG ... tachycardia • Premature ... palpitations: PVC ... Family history of premature ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Atrioventricular (AV) Blocks

First Degree AV Block - "If your R is far from your P than
" • Complete Heart ... independently of the atria ... #heartblock #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
Diagnosis Summary ... is an existing bundle ... blocked PAC or PVC ... #ekg #ecg #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram