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Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Hypokalemia • Bundle ... Intermediate burden: >1 ... capture of the atria ... arrhythmia • Atrial ... #differential #cardiology
Classic Digoxin-Associated Arrhythmias
 • Atrial fibrillation with an unusually slow ventricular response
 • Atrial Fibrillation with
Fibrillation with Complete ... Tachycardia with 2:1 ... AV Block • Bidirectional ... Arrhythmias #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
The 3 Fates of a Premature Atrial Complex
 • PAC can be conducted with normal QRS
of a Premature Atrial ... Complex • PAC ... finds the right bundle ... #PACs #cardiology ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

WPW is a congenital abnormality characterized by an abnormal accessory conduction pathway between the atria
pathway between the atria ... ventricle known as the bundle ... is ablation. 1 ... WolffParkinsonWhite #WPW #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
Cheat Sheet 1) ... (e.g. ectopic atrial ... Waves/Fibrillary = afib ... Interval: • 1° ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Irregular wide-complex ... tachycardia: bundle ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... Cardioversion 1. ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Atrioventricular (AV) Blocks

First Degree AV Block - "If your R is far from your P than
preceding each QRS complex ... wave (ventricular complex ... independently of the atria ... heart #heartblock #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #diagnosis