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Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
Syncope - Differential ... Tachyarrhythmia: • VT/VFib ... • AFib/AFlutter ... #Syncope #Cardiology ... #Algorithm #causes
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
abberancy - N B Afib ... DANGER (4) Vfib ... Irregular (1) A fib ... (2) Sick Sinus Syndrome ... #EKG #diagnosis
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
ventricular arrythmia, syncope ... Recent flu-like syndrome ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... #Causes #cardiology ... #MRI
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
Cardioembolic: • ECG ... +/- TEE (high Afib ... v Holter (r/o Afib ... stroke #workup #diagnosis ... #checklist #neurology
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
polyneuropathy (e.g ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... Hyperthyroidism, Serotonin syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... #table #neurology
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
Anatomical Differential ... bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome ... Contractions (PACs ... Fibrillation (V-Fib ... #Causes #cardiology
Beta Blockers - Pharmacology Comparison Table
Metoprolol:
 • Receptors: β1
 • Indications: Rate control of a-fib/a-flutter, Suppression
Rate control of a-fib ... Acute coronary syndrome ... , Post-MI, Heart ... Rate control of a-fib ... #Receptors #cardiology
Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Illness Script

Who?
 - Kids or young adults, usually < 30
 - high
Congenital Long QT Syndrome ... (Torsades) or vFib ... **Get baseline EKG ... in new syncope/ ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
exam • 12-lead ECG ... brain flow (VT/Vfib ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss ... consciousness • Near-syncope ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... (ACS) Definitions ... thrombus formation causes ... is reflected by ECG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology