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Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
before dropped beat ... after dropped beat ... Brady Management ... Diagnosis #EKG #electrocardiogram ... #ecg #cardiology
Mobitz Type I (Wenckebach Phenomenon) 2nd Degree AV Block on EKG
 • P-R interval gradually increases
AV Block on EKG ... till a dropped beat ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #labeled #clinical
LVOTO due to SAM on POCUS Echocardiogram

Septic patient after IV fluids and initiation of Levophed. Worsening
Management? ... IV fluids and Beta ... blockers. ... #ultrasound #Cardiology ... #PLAX #clinical
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
see below), 1st degree ... heart block Long ... Checklist #diagnosis #cardiology ... #electrocardiogram ... #differential
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Ab to AChR blocks ... /variable degree ... life-threatening Differential ... Penicillamine, Beta ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... a much higher degree ... to effectively block ... #echocardiogram ... #management #clinical