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Flecainide Toxicity on ECG

70 year old patient with chronic atrial fibrillation on an antiarrhythmic presented with
Flecainide Toxicity on ECG ... patient with chronic atrial ... fibrillation on ... Flecainide #Toxicity #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Converts - Probably AVnRT ... Control rate (e.g ... fibrillation or ... Control rate (e.g ... Treatment #management #cardiology
Visual Guide to AV Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT) - Pathophysiology
 - Dual AV nodal physiology is
) - Pathophysiology ... - Normal conduction ... - In most case ... ECG usually shows ... #cardiology #SVT
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
, the atria and ... EKG of the same ... to diagnose the case ... excludes other differentials ... PhysicalExam #JVP #Cardiology
Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
 •
Causes of Bleeding ... Destruction • Abnormal ... Rare • Drugs (e.g ... - Acquired • Anticoagulation ... #Hematology
Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome (WPW) is one of several disorders of the electrical system of the heart that
WPW is caused by ... pathway between the atria ... #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #MedStudent #EKG
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... exam • 12-lead ECG ... fibrillation/flutter ... Valvular disease (e.g ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Hypoxia and Hypoxemia - Overview
Hypoxia - insufficient oxygen delivered to tissues to meet demands
Hypoxemia - low
stagnant hypoxia (e.g ... carrying capacity (e.g ... hemoglobin (e.g ... #diagnosis #causes ... #pathophysiology
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
arrhythmia syndromes (e.g ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... (≥ 0.12s) with abnormal ... fibrillation ... #cardiology
Causes of Abnormal PT and/or aPTT
Prolonged Prothrombin Time (PT)
1. Acquired deficiency of FVII
Causes of Abnormal ... to one factor e.g ... e.g. heparin ... inhibitory drugs e.g ... #diagnosis #differential