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Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
Summary of Heart ... Heart Block: ... Mobitz I Heart Block ... • Block in AV ... Diagnosis #EKG #electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
abberancy - N B Afib ... - w/ variable block ... (3) SA node block ... - Proximal AV block ... QRS - Distal AV block
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management
Narrow Complex Bradycardia:
 • Regular: Sinus Bradycardia, AFib w/ AV
w/ AV Block, Atrial ... Tachy w/ AV Block ... w/ Variable AV Block ... , Mobitz I AV Block ... SVT WI Wide QRS, Ventricular
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
Diagnosis Summary ... • The ventricular ... aka Ventricular ... ecg #diagnosis #electrocardiogram ... classification #summary
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
Wave Inversions - Differential ... Left or right ventricular ... bundle branch blocks ... bundle branch block ... Cardiology #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Comparison of Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia, Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia - Atrial Rate >
Comparison of Multifocal ... irregular depending on block ... AtrialTachycardia #AFib ... #AFlutter #Comparison ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #Electrocardiogram
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
Arrhythmias - Differential ... Syndrome • SA Block ... • AV Block (ISt ... • Premature ventricular ... interval) • AFib
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
) Summary Symptoms ... bundle branch block ... control with early Afib ... disease, left ventricular ... propafenone with β-blocker
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
Waves/Fibrillary = afib ... Interval: • 1° Block ... >200ms • 2° Block ... loss of P • 2° Block ... • 3° Complete Block
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Premature Ventricular ... Complexes (PVC's) - Summary ... Bundle branch block ... may not occur Differential ... PVC #diagnosis #differential