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Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
SA node: Sinus bradycardia ... Type 1 2°) • ... Type II 2°) • ... Fibrillation (V-Fib ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology
Classic Digoxin-Associated Arrhythmias
 • Atrial fibrillation with an unusually slow ventricular response
 • Atrial Fibrillation with
Complete Heart Block and ... Accelerated Escape Rhythm ... • Atrial Tachycardia ... with 2:1 AV Block ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
abberancy - N B Afib ... (2) Atrial ... 60 (1) Sinus bradycardia ... arrest - escape rhythms ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Almost any type of cardiac arrhythmia is seen in digitalis toxic­ity. However, type II second-degree atrioventricular
seen are sinus bradycardia ... junctional rhythm ... tachycardia with ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Digoxin
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 branch ... thrombus • Digoxin ... cardioversion 2. ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
interval < 120 ms = AV ... (e.g. ectopic atrial ... Waves/Fibrillary = afib ... hypokalaemia or bradycardia ... Interpretation #ECG