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Classic Digoxin-Associated Arrhythmias
 • Atrial fibrillation with an unusually slow ventricular response
 • Atrial Fibrillation with
with Complete Heart ... Tachycardia with 2: ... 1 AV BlockBidirectional ... Arrhythmias #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Atrioventricular (AV) Blocks

First Degree AV Block - "If your R is far from your P than
- Mobitz Type 2 ... a Mobitz Type 2" ... " • Complete Heart ... independently of the atria ... #cardiology #ecg
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
Heart Block: ... relationship (2: ... P and QRS • Atrial ... electrocardiogram #ecg ... #cardiology
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
Hypotension 2. ... Muffled heart sounds ... paradoxus - ECG ... Cardiac #Tamponade #Becks ... #Cardiology
Junctional Rhythms - Junctional rhythm describes an abnormal heart rhythm resulting from impulses coming from a
describes an abnormal heart ... coming from a locus ... junction" between atria ... #Cardiology #MedStudent ... #EKG #Junctional
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
(e.g. ectopic atrial ... Block Type I - ... Block Type II - ... proportional to heart ... 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 ... aka Complete Heart ... #AVBlock #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... block, annular ... block • Persistent ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Venous System/Right Heart ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... cardiac surgery, endocarditis ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
wide-complex tachycardia: bundle ... branch block or ... cardioversion 2. ... propafenone with β-blocker ... diagnosis #management #cardiology