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Algorithm for the Evaluation and Management of Bradycardia #Diagnosis #Management #EM #Cardiology #Bradycardia #Algorithm #Differential #AVBlock
Evaluation and Management ... of Bradycardia ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #EM #Cardiology ... #Differential #AVBlock
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management
Narrow Complex Bradycardia:
 • Regular: Sinus Bradycardia, AFib w/ AV
Framework and Management ... Management: 1) ... epinephrine 4) Page Cardiology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management ... #cardiology #criticalcare
Second degree AV Block type II (aka Mobitz II)
 • There is constant PR interval (normal
Second degree AV Block ... constant PR interval (normal ... Second #Degree #AVBlock ... Type2 #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Second Degree Heart Block, Mobitz Type I (Wenckebach)

P waves and QRS complexes are normal but... 
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Second Degree Heart Block ... complexes are normal ... beating" • The block ... HeartBlock #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Second Degree Heart Block, Mobitz Type II

• p waves are normal 
• QRS complexes are usually
Second Degree Heart Block ... • p waves are normal ... bundle branch block ... HeartBlock #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
- w/ variable block ... 60 (1) Sinus bradycardia ... #Tachycardia #Bradycardia ... EKG #diagnosis #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #differential
Second Degree AV Block Type I aka Mobitz I / Wenckebach 
 • Normal P waves.
Second Degree AV Block ... Wenckebach • Normal ... Second #Degree #AVBlock ... Wenckebach #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Hyperkalemia on EKG
"Mild" Hyperkalemia
 • Peaked, narrow-based T Waves
 • Double counting of HR by EKG
widening • Sinus bradycardia ... of conduction block ... Hyperkalemia #EKG #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
bpm) • Sinus Bradycardia ... Syndrome • SA Block ... • AV Block (ISt ... Escape Rhythm Abnormal ... tachyarrhythmias #Cardiology
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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summation gallop • Abnormal ... Dysrhythmia, heart block ... cardiac death Management ... Myocarditis #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology