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Early and Late Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction - Timeline of Complications
 - Ventricular Arrhythmias
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Early and Late Complications ... of Acute Myocardial ... Complications - Ventricular ... Arrhythmias - ... Bradyarrhythmias / Heart Block
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
Arrhythmias - Differential ... Escape Rhythm • Ventricular ... • Premature ventricular ... interval) • AFib ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
abberancy - N B Afib ... DANGER (4) Vfib ... 200ms from longer pause ... - ventricular pacemaker ... EKG #diagnosis #electrocardiogram
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
evaluating for other causes ... finding) • Atrial Arrhythmia ... * (e.g., A-Fib also ... stretch especially early ... diagnosis #cardiology #electrocardiogram
Acute and long-term complications of acute STEMI
Acute and long-term complications of acute myocardial infarction are summarized
and ventricular ... These arrhythmias ... They cause the vast ... remodeling can cause ... Myocardial #Infarction #Early
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
Early repolarization ... Left or right ventricular ... bundle branch block ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... Cardiology #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Common Sustained Arrhythmia ... bundle branch block ... rhythm control with early ... Afib and pts with ... (< 5% pts with afibb
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
with variable block ... supraventricular or ventricular ... tachycardia • Ventricular ... brain flow (VT/Vfib ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Culture (+): Acute ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Injury By: • Early ... formation • Other vegetations ... -mm left sided vegetations
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... Syndromes • Early ... V5-6 • Left Ventricular ... voltage Other Causes ... cardiology #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram