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The 3 Fates of a Premature Atrial Complex
 • PAC can be conducted with normal QRS
• PAC can be conducted ... (non- conducted ... #PACs #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Second Degree Heart Block, Mobitz Type I (Wenckebach)

P waves and QRS complexes are normal but... 
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Dropped beats (non-conducted ... HeartBlock #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Atrial Fibrillation and WPW - Pre-Excitation AFib
In pre-excitation + a-fib with RVR:
 • All AV nodal
at bedside • Cardiology ... consult (urgency ... PreExcitation #clinical #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology
Second Degree AV Block Type I aka Mobitz I / Wenckebach 
 • Normal P waves.
) of the first conducted ... than the last conducted ... on the second conducted ... Wenckebach #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
culminating in non-conducted ... prolongation • Non-conducted ... PR intervals in conducted ... summary #Diagnosis #EKG ... #cardiology
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
prior resistance. e.g ... Consult ID if needed ... #antibiogram #pharmacology
Modified Sgarbossa Criteria - Diagnostic Checklist for diagnosing MI in LBBB or Pacemaker
1) Identify LBBB or
from native beat conducted ... Diagnosis #Checklist #EKG ... electrocardiogram #ecg ... #cardiology #lbbb
Bradycardia
1) First Steps: IV, O2, Monitors, ECG, Pads on patient, Crash Cart in room. Is patient
O2, Monitors, ECG ... Chest Pain • ECG ... Connect ECG Leads ... estimate: 1 mA/kg ... differential #management #cardiology
Class I Antiarrhythmics and their Key Pharmacologic Properties

Class IA = Quinidine, Procainamide, Disopyramide ("Quarter PounDer")
Class IB
and their Key Pharmacologic ... in wide QRS on EKG ... prolonged QT on EKG ... Antiarrhythmics #Pharmacology ... #Agents #Cardiology
Visual Guide to AV Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT) - Pathophysiology
 - Dual AV nodal physiology is
if the beat is conducted ... pathway, it can conduct ... ECG usually shows ... Pathophysiology #cardiology