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Classic Digoxin-Associated Arrhythmias
 • Atrial fibrillation with an unusually slow ventricular response
 • Atrial Fibrillation with
Complete Heart Block ... Tachycardia with 2:1 ... AV BlockBidirectional ... Arrhythmias #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Second Degree Heart Block, Mobitz Type II

• p waves are normal 
• QRS complexes are usually
to concomitant bundle ... is below the AV ... #SecondDegree #HeartBlock ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Atrioventricular (AV) Blocks

First Degree AV Block - "If your R is far from your P than
Degree AV Block ... 1 AV conduction ... independently of the atria ... #heartblock #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #diagnosis
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
or 3:1 block) ... P and QRS • Atrial ... • Block in AV ... summary #Diagnosis #EKG ... electrocardiogram #ecg
The 3 Fates of a Premature Atrial Complex
 • PAC can be conducted with normal QRS
finds the right bundle ... • PAC can be blocked ... #PACs #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... block (lower AV ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... junction origin (e.g ... (e.g. ectopic atrial ... @AmyChung #EKG ... Interpretation #ECG
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
boxes) - HiPR: AV ... block - LoPR: ... WPW, ectopic atrial ... #Approach #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... sided IE: heart block ... lesions, heart block
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
arrhythmia syndromes (e.g ... Hypokalemia • Bundle ... branch block • ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... capture of the atria