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Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm (AIVR) on EKG
 • Regular rhythm with wide. 
 • QRS complexes >120
ranges from 50-110 beats ... Capture and fusion beats ... #Rhythm #AIVR #diagnosis ... #cardiology #EKG
Second Degree Heart Block, Mobitz Type I (Wenckebach)

P waves and QRS complexes are normal but... 
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lengthens • Dropped beats ... SecondDegree #HeartBlock #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #EKG
Second Degree Heart Block, Mobitz Type II

• p waves are normal 
• QRS complexes are usually
There are dropped beats ... SecondDegree #HeartBlock #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #EKG
VT versus SVT with Aberration - Interpretation Cheat Sheet

Features favouring VT
● Absence of typical RBBB or
Presence of captured beats ... run) and fusion beats ... Aberrancy #Comparison #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Risk Factors for Sudden Cardiac Death in Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
 - Sudden death in a
tachycardia (≥ 3 beats ... RiskFactors #Death #Cardiology ... #diagnosis
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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- Differential Diagnosis ... with alternate beats ... Abnormalities #Disorders #Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Approach to ECGs - VT vs. SVT - Wide Tachycardias
DDx = VT vs. SVT with BBB
All
rates) - Capture beats ... - Fusion beats ... Versus #ecg #ekg #cardiology ... #diagnosis #electrocardiogram
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Regular, Wide-Complex Tachycardia
1. aVR: Is the initial deflection in aVR positive?
fusion or capture beats ... Electrocardiogram #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
jumping • Skipped beats ... or missed beats ... Differential Diagnosis ... Complexes #PVCs #PVC #diagnosis ... #differential #cardiology
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
- Differential Diagnosis ... Rhythm Abnormal Beats ... tachyarrhythmias #Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis