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Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
Brady Management ... HeartBlocks #Types #Classification ... summary #Diagnosis #EKG ... electrocardiogram #ecg ... #cardiology
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... 85% of predicted value ... arrythmias Diagnostics: EKG ... Stress #Testing #cardiology ... #management #diagnosis
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
priapism • Lab values ... sudden death • Lab values ... unless worrisome EKG ... with tetany or cardiac ... TLS #diagnosis #management
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Manage acute cardiac ... Pericarditis, Tamponade EKG ... Low voltage Treatment ... Myocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #summary
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
tissue disorder e.g ... dissection • Aortic valve ... disease • Cardiac ... Pulse deficit/differential ... blood pressure: e.g
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... Decompensated CHF, Severe Valve ... Pneumothorax, Cardiac ... ) UOP > 0.5 cc/kg ... #management
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
be divided into cardiac ... syncope, e.g., ... further guide management ... and an initial ECG ... The treatment strategy
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... Surgical devices, e.g ... Sepsis (→ 3-14) e.g ... malignant syndrome (e.g ... #Hyperthermia #Differential
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
system including valves ... and positioning (e.g ... Endocrine cause (eg ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
manifestation of cardiac ... arrhythmia syndromes (e.g ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... more intensive treatment ... #cardiology