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The 3 Fates of a Premature Atrial Complex
 • PAC can be conducted with normal QRS
• PAC can be blocked ... #PACs #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #premature #atrial
Classic Digoxin-Associated Arrhythmias
 • Atrial fibrillation with an unusually slow ventricular response
 • Atrial Fibrillation with
Complete Heart Block ... and Accelerated ... Tachycardia with 2: ... Arrhythmias #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
Anatomical Differential ... 1 2°) • His-purkinje ... II 2°) • Ventricles ... : Premature Atrial ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
Wave Inversions - Differential ... branch blocks, ... branch block, preexcitation ... Diagnosis #Causes #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 ... known as the bundle ... (Delta wave) 2 ... WolffParkinsonWhite #WPW #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Atrioventricular (AV) Blocks

First Degree AV Block - "If your R is far from your P than
- Mobitz Type 2 ... independently of the atria ... heart #heartblock #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Atrial flutter ... (3) SVTs - atrial ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #differential
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
relationship (2: ... association between P and ... QRS • Atrial ... #electrocardiogram ... #ecg #cardiology
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... (e.g. ectopic atrial ... leads except aVR and ... #Electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Hypokalemia • Bundle ... branch block • ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... capture of the atria ... #cardiology