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Complete (3rd Degree) Heart Block on ECG

ECG of a man brought to the ER by paramedics
Complete (3rd Degree ... ) Heart Block on ... Complete #3rdDegree #HeartBlock ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Cardiology #Clinical
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
Degree, Mobitz II HeartBlock ... Treatment: Pacemaker 3rd ... SarahFoohey #HeartBlocks ... Diagnosis #EKG #electrocardiogram ... #ecg #cardiology
Paroxysmal AV Block aka Ventricular Standstill
 • Abrupt and persistent AV block ( multiple P waves
Paroxysmal AV Block ... aka Ventricular ... #Paroxysmal #AVBlock ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
abberancy - N B Afib ... DANGER (4) Vfib ... - ventricular pacemaker ... EKG #diagnosis #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #differential
Paroxysmal AV Block on ECG
 - Characterized by an abrupt and persistent AV block in the
Paroxysmal AV Block ... escape, usually ventricular ... #AVBlock #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
/2nd /3rd degree ... Escape Rhythm • Ventricular ... • Premature ventricular ... interval) • AFib ... tachyarrhythmias #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
bundle branch block ... control with early Afib ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... Pill-in-the-pocket" for paroxysmal ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Atrioventricular (AV) Blocks

First Degree AV Block - "If your R is far from your P than
First Degree AV Block ... until a P wave (ventricular ... Blocks #heart #heartblock ... #cardiology #ecg ... ekg #diagnosis #electrocardiogram
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
Paroxysmal AV Block ... aka Ventricular ... atrioventricular #blocks #AVBlock ... #cardiology #ekg ... ecg #diagnosis #electrocardiogram
Third Degree AV Block aka Complete Heart Block
 • In sinus rhythm with complete AV block,
• The ventricular ... #ThirdDegree #3rd ... #AVBlock #Complete ... #cardiology #ekg ... ecg #diagnosis #electrocardiogram