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Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
Anatomical Differential ... SA node: Sinus bradycardia ... • Atria: Premature ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #cardiology
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
Arrhythmias - Differential ... bpm) • Sinus Bradycardia ... WPW) - Narrow ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Approach to the Hypotensive Patient - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hypotension

Blood Pressure = Heart Rate x
Hypotensive Patient - Differential ... Resistance Bradycardia ... • Ventricular arrhythmia ... - Myocardial infarction ... #diagnosis #causes
Acute and long-term complications of acute STEMI
Acute and long-term complications of acute myocardial infarction are summarized
Ventricular tachycardia ... These arrhythmias ... They cause the vast ... bradyarrhythmia (bradycardia ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
60 (1) Sinus bradycardia ... 200ms from longer pause ... #Bradycardia #tachyarrhythmia ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #differential
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... dysfunction • Bradycardia-tachycardia ... disease • Severe bradycardia ... #Palpitations #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Acute myocardial infarction ... ST elevation: Differential ... • Predictor of arrhythmia ... • Narrow complex ... #cardiology
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Cardiomyopathy • Inherited arrhythmia ... heart disease Causes ... capture of the atria ... • Sinus arrhythmia ... #cardiology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
response preceding infection ... labile BP and arrythmias ... hyponatremia, bradycardia ... urinary retention, tachycardia ... Opthaloplegia • Ataxia