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Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management
Narrow Complex Bradycardia:
 • Regular: Sinus Bradycardia, AFib w/ AV
, AFib w/ AV Block ... Irregular: Sinus Arrhythmia ... w/ Slow Vent Rate ... , AFib w/ Variable ... SVT WI Wide QRS, Ventricular
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
Diagnosis for Arrhythmias ... SA node: Sinus bradycardia ... (ventricular rate ... Fibrillation (V-Fib ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
Arrhythmias - Differential ... bpm) • Sinus Bradycardia ... • Premature ventricular ... interval) • AFib ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
60 (1) Sinus bradycardia ... 200ms from longer pause ... - ventricular pacemaker ... #Tachycardia #Bradycardia ... EKG #diagnosis #electrocardiogram
Approach to the Hypotensive Patient - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hypotension

Blood Pressure = Heart Rate x
Pressure = Heart Rate ... Resistance Bradycardia ... arrhythmia Decreased ... muscle rupture • Acute ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
testing Heart Rate ... with variable block ... supraventricular or ventricular ... tachycardia • Ventricular ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss
Acute and long-term complications of acute STEMI
Acute and long-term complications of acute myocardial infarction are summarized
These arrhythmias ... They cause the vast ... remodeling can cause ... bradyarrhythmia (bradycardia ... Infarction #Early #Late
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
Waves/Fibrillary = afib ... aVF) • Right ventricular ... hypokalaemia or bradycardia ... Arrhythmogenic right ventricular ... Interpretation #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
• A form of acute ... Characterized by left ventricular ... Cardiogenic shock ⚠️ Arrhythmias ... from placenta): block ... tachycardia on the electrocardiogram