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Classic Digoxin-Associated Arrhythmias
 • Atrial fibrillation with an unusually slow ventricular response
 • Atrial Fibrillation with
unusually slow ventricular ... Bidirectional Ventricular ... #Arrhythmias #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
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
Osborn waves - positive deflections at the J point (negative in aVR and V1) with a
- are abnormal electrocardiogram ... or idiopathic ventricular ... fibrillation and ... #Cardiology #diagnosis ... #ECG #Clinical
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
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
restrictive left ventricular ... LV compliance), ECG ... : electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Grades #Criteria #Table
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... disease, left ventricular ... #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Hyperkalemia shortens repolarization; changes in the T wave provide the earliest clues to hyperpotassemia.
 - At
to 12.0 mEq/L, ventricular ... fibrillation and ... #Diagnosis #Hyperkalemia ... #EKG #ECG #Changes ... #Progression #Table
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
Brady Management ... Regular ventricular ... degrees #summary #Diagnosis ... #EKG #electrocardiogram ... #ecg #cardiology
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
Waves/Fibrillary = afib ... aVF) • Right ventricular ... Interpretation #ECG ... #Electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
• They must be able ... Contraindications: Pts with ventricular ... : EKG ($), ECHO ... Testing #cardiology #management ... #diagnosis