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Classic Digoxin-Associated Arrhythmias
 • Atrial fibrillation with an unusually slow ventricular response
 • Atrial Fibrillation with
Digoxin-Associated Arrhythmias ... Tachycardia with 2: ... 1 AV Block • Bidirectional ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #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 ... (Delta wave) 2 ... WolffParkinsonWhite #WPW #Cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... cardiac surgery, endocarditis ... Major + 1 Minor ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Differential Diagnosis 1. ... to right shunt 2. ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology ... echocardiogram #s4c #pocus ... #bubble
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
1. ... failure, and death. 2. ... Subepicardial atrial ... • Predictor of arrhythmia ... #differential #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
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Hypokalemia • Bundle ... classified as: • Low: <1 ... Intermediate burden: >1 ... capture of the atria ... #differential #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Common Sustained Arrhythmia ... wide-complex tachycardia: bundle ... Cardioversion 1. ... cardioversion 2. ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... CV disease - Arrhythmia ... one post op Cardiology ... CARP, DECREASE V trials
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
1. ... Early transit of bubbles ... as RAP>LAP as atrial ... Echocardiogram #clinical #pocus ... intrapulmonary #cardiology