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The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
Wandering Atrial ... cardiology #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #variants #clinical ... #comparison
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
Wandering Atrial ... cardiology #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #variants #clinical ... #comparison
Common Vasopressors and Inotropes
Norepinephrine (NE)
 - Indication: Distributive shock (1st line for septic shock), Cardiogenic shock
is not desired (e.g ... is not desired (e.g ... Vasopressors #Inotropes #comparison ... #table #pharmacology ... #criticalcare
Checklist Approach to Hypokalemia

Consider risk factors for arrhythmia:
 - EKG changes (especially QT prolongation)
 - Digoxin
: - EKG changes ... their validity (e.g ... context & EKG) ... patients (including cardiac ... Hypokalemia #Management #CriticalCare
A wandering atrial pacemaker, (WAP), is an atrial arrhythmia that occurs when the natural cardiac pacemaker
arrhythmia that ... when the natural cardiac ... identifiable on ECG ... in the P-wave; sinus ... #EKG #WAP #WanderingAtrialPacemaker
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
be divided into cardiac ... syncope, e.g., ... responses or carotid sinus ... determining the risk ... and an initial ECG
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
manifestation of cardiac ... syndromes (e.g. ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... arrhythmiaAtrial ... tachyarrhythmias High-risk
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... CV disease - Arrhythmia ... Change in clinical
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy (e.g ... shock and severe arrhythmias ... hemodynamics (e.g ... LVEF recovery (e.g ... teratogenic GDMT meds (e.g
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
of pregnancy (e.g ... Genetic variants (e.g ... deficiencies (e.g ... Consider biomarkers (e.g ... • Nonspecific: sinus