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Bradycardias Comparison Table
 - SINUS BRADYCARDIA 
 - JUNCTIONAL BRADYCARDIA 
 - 1st DEGREE AV BLOCK
Bradycardias Comparison Table ... - 1st DEGREE AV ... AV BLOCK Type 1 ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #EKG ... Common #Comparison #Table
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
rhythms (5) AV ... 200ms from longer pause ... block (lower AV ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis
Bradycardia Diagnostic and Management Algorithm

CONSIDER ETIOLOGY (not inclusive): 
 - STRUCTURAL: sick sinus, AV block, ischemia,
Diagnostic and Management ... Algorithm CONSIDER ... STRUCTURAL: sick sinus, AV ... block, ischemia ... LIFE THREATENING CAUSES
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
Brady Management ... • Block in AV ... beyond AV node) ... summary #Diagnosis #EKG ... electrocardiogram #ecg
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Control rate with AV ... Treat underlying cause ... Treat underlying cause ... Tachycardia #Treatment #management ... #cardiology #algorithm
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
AV block ... Medication side effect (e.g ... Medication side effect (e.g ... Classification #Table ... #Causes
Pacemaker Placement Indications
Class I:
 • Third degree block
 • Advanced 2nd degree block
 • Symptomatic Mobitz
• Third degree block ... • First degree AV ... • Reversible causes ... of AV block - ... PPM #cardiology #management
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Table - Wide vs Narrow, Regular vs Irregular

Regular Rhythm - Narrow Complex
Differential Diagnosis Table ... AFIutter + variable block ... whether AF is cause ... abnormality • Beware AV ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table
WOBBLER  for ECG assessment in Syncope 
W - Wolff Parkinson White 
O - Obstructed AV
O - Obstructed AV ... is obstructed AV ... syncope, can be caused ... characteristically cause ... Mnemonic #Syncope #EKG
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • AV Block (ISt ... with Variable AV ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes