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Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
Palpitations • ARRHYTHMiA ... • SINUS ARRYTHMIA ... PHAEOCHROMOCYTOMA • PULMONARY ... Palpitations #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
Anatomical Differential ... Diagnosis for Arrhythmias ... • Atria: Premature ... #Anatomical #Differential ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... Drive: • Sinus Tachycardia ... finding) • Atrial Arrhythmia ... #EKG #Pulmonary ... AcutePE #diagnosis #cardiology
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
ST elevation: Differential ... aVR • Classic EKG ... • Predictor of arrhythmia ... #differential # ... cardiology
Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome (WPW) is one of several disorders of the electrical system of the heart that
pathway between the atria ... reciprocating tachycardia ... #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #MedStudent #EKG
Refeeding Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Patients at Risk of Refeeding Syndrome:
 - Little or no nutritional
Low BMI < 18.5 kg ... - CHF - Pulmonary ... - Cardiac Arrhythmias ... CNS: Tremors, Ataxia ... Syndrome #diagnosis #pathophysiology
A Summary slide of Sinoatrial Rhythms 
 • Sinus Rhythm
 • Sinus Arrhythmia
Rhythm • Sinus Arrhythmia ... Multifocal atrial tachycardia ... Sinoatrial #Rhythms #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ekg #ecg
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Cardiomyopathy • Inherited arrhythmia ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... capture of the atria ... • Sinus arrhythmia ... #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... exam • 12-lead ECG ... Pheochromocytoma • Pulmonary ... #Palpitations #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Cardiac Findings in Sarcoidosis
Most Commonly Affected Sites:
 - LV free wall (esp. basal posterior wall)
 -
dysfunction or pulmonary ... - Effusion ECG ... - Ventricular arrythmias ... (V. tachycardia ... #Sarcoidosis #Cardiology