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Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
abberancy - N B Afib ... 200ms from longer pause ... - ventricular pacemaker ... EKG #diagnosis #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #differential
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
Summary of Heart ... Regular ventricular ... HeartBlocks #Types #Classification ... #degrees #summary ... Diagnosis #EKG #electrocardiogram
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
Wave Inversions - Differential ... Left or right ventricular ... bundle branch block ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... Cardiology #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram
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
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
Shock - Differential ... Diagnosis by Classification ... • AV block ... Tachyarrhythmias • Ventricular ... #Table #Causes
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
ECG Diagnosis Summary ... atrioventricular #blocks #AVBlock ... ecg #diagnosis #electrocardiogram ... #classification ... #summary
Antiarrhythmics Pharmacology Summary
Cardiac Conduction Phases:
Phase 0 - Ventricular Depolarization:
 • Na+ channels open leading to a
Antiarrhythmics Pharmacology Summary ... Phases: Phase 0 - Ventricular ... Vaughan Williams Classification ... #Pharmacology #Classification ... #Classes #pathophysiology
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Complexes (PVC's) - Summary ... heart disease Causes ... Bundle branch block ... may not occur Differential ... PVC #diagnosis #differential
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... supraventricular or ventricular ... tachycardia • Ventricular ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss ... Palpitations #Cardiology #Differential
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Endocarditis Summary ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Treat underlying cause ... -mm left sided vegetations