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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
Osborn (J Wave)

Etiology 
• Hypothermia (below 320C / SOOF) 
• Normal variant 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Neurological
Medications • Ventricular ... fibrillation ... Osborn #JWave #Diagnosis ... #Differential # ... #ECG #Hypothermia
Ventricular Fibrillation
• Completely disorganized 
• Immediate cessation of cardiac output, no associated pulse 
• No discernible
Ventricular Fibrillation ... with Life #Ventricular ... #Fibrillation # ... VFib #Diagnosis
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
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
Anatomical Differential ... Diagnosis for Arrhythmias ... (AFL), Atrial Fibrillation ... Fibrillation (V-Fib ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... Distal AV block - ventricular ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology #differential
Almost any type of cardiac arrhythmia is seen in digitalis toxic­ity. However, type II second-degree atrioventricular
mul­tiform), and ventricular ... fibrillation may ... The various ECG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Digoxin
Causes of Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Narrow Complex - Regular:
 • Sinus tachycardia
 • Atrial flutter
Tachycardia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... fibrillation ... #Tachycardia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... Irregularly irregular ventricular ... control with early Afib ... disease, left ventricular ... #AFib #diagnosis
Tachyarrhythmia Framework - Differential Diagnosis
 • Narrow QRS - Regular Rhythm: Sinus tachycardia, AVNRT, Orthodromic AVRT,
Tachyarrhythmia Framework - Differential ... Diagnosis • Narrow ... Rhythm: Atrial fibrillation ... Regular Rhythm: Ventricular ... #Diagnosis #cardiology