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Classic Digoxin-Associated Arrhythmias
 • Atrial fibrillation with an unusually slow ventricular response
 • Atrial Fibrillation with
Arrhythmias • Atrial fibrillation ... unusually slow ventricular ... Bidirectional Ventricular ... #Arrhythmias #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ecg
Ventricular Fibrillation
• Completely disorganized 
• Immediate cessation of cardiac output, no associated pulse 
• No discernible
Ventricular Fibrillation ... with Life #Ventricular ... #Fibrillation # ... VFib #Diagnosis
Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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Atrial Fibrillation ... - Diagnosis, Causes ... Presentations Causes ... prezapour #Atrial #Fibrillation ... #AFib #Diagnosis
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
- Differential Diagnosis ... Tachyarrhythmias • Ventricular ... Medication side effect (e.g ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Classification #Table #Causes
Hypothermia on EKG
 • J (Osborn) waves
 • PR, QRS, and QT prolongation
 • Various bradyarrythmias
Hypothermia on EKG ... bradycardia, a fib ... with slow ventricular ... #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
The diagnostic approach ... and an initial ECG ... Further diagnostics ... In many cases, syncope ... depends on the cause
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... chest pain, near-syncope ... , syncope. ... control with early Afib ... #AFib #diagnosis
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Myocarditis - Diagnosis ... and Causes • ... rnonths, Cardiogenic ventricular ... arrythmia, syncope ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis ... (AFL), Atrial Fibrillation ... Fibrillation (V-Fib ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #cardiology
Osborn (J Wave)

Etiology 
• Hypothermia (below 320C / SOOF) 
• Normal variant 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Neurological
Medications • Ventricular ... fibrillation ... Osborn #JWave #Diagnosis ... Differential #Cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Hypothermia