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Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management
Narrow Complex Bradycardia:
 • Regular: Sinus Bradycardia, AFib w/ AV
Framework and Management ... Sinus Bradycardia, AFib ... Irregular: Sinus Arrhythmia ... Sinus Arrest, AFib ... SVT WI Wide QRS, Ventricular
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
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... evaluating for other causes ... finding) • Atrial Arrhythmia ... * (e.g., A-Fib also ... diagnosis #cardiology #electrocardiogram
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
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 ... Irregularly irregular ventricular ... bundle branch block ... disease, left ventricular ... #diagnosis #management
Endocarditis Summary

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

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... V5-6 • Left Ventricular ... weeks following an acute ... voltage Other Causes ... cardiology #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram ... evaluate potential causes ... arrhythmias ... • L: Left Ventricular ... arrhythmogenic right ventricular
Management of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor (ICI) Induced Cardiotoxicity
Problem - Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are associated with
potentially serious arrhythmias ... troponin, left ventricular ... screening tests (arrythmia ... Monitor and trend electrocardiogram ... other potential causes